Shloka 19

The Sumanā Episode: Suvrata’s Childhood Devotion and All-Activity Remembrance of Hari

Devanagari script

नारायणं गुणनिधानमनंतवीर्यं वेदांतशुद्धमतयः प्रपठंति नित्यम् । संसारसागरमनंतमगाधदुर्गमुत्तारणार्थमखिलं शरणं प्रपद्ये

Transliteration

nārāyaṇaṃ guṇanidhānamanaṃtavīryaṃ vedāṃtaśuddhamatayaḥ prapaṭhaṃti nityam | saṃsārasāgaramanaṃtamagādhadurgamuttāraṇārthamakhilaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye

Translation

ألجأ إلى نارايانا—كنزِ الفضائل وذي القدرة اللامتناهية—الذي يتلوه على الدوام من طهَّر الفيدانتا عقولَهم. ولأجل عبور محيط السَّمسارا الذي لا نهاية له، العميق العسير الاجتياز، أستسلم له كليًّا ملاذًا.

Word by Word

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• guṇa-nidhānam: treasury of qualities
• guṇa-nidhānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुणानां निधानम्); Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ananta-vīryam: of infinite power
• ananta-vīryam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अनन्तं वीर्यं यस्य/यत्); Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vedānta-śuddha-matayaḥ: those whose minds are purified by Vedānta
• vedānta-śuddha-matayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedānta (प्रातिपदिक) + śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (मति), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वेदान्तेन शुद्धा मतिः येषाम्); Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• prapaṭhanti: recite
• prapaṭhanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√paṭh (पठ्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण); Indeclinable adverb of time

• saṃsāra-sāgaram: the ocean of worldly existence
• saṃsāra-sāgaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संसारस्य सागरः); Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• anantam: endless
• anantam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• agādha-durgam: unfathomable and hard to cross
• agādha-durgam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agādha (प्रातिपदिक) + durga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अगाधं च दुर्गं च); Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• uttāraṇa-artham: for the purpose of deliverance (crossing over)
• uttāraṇa-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uttāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (अर्थे द्वितीया; ‘-अर्थम्’ प्रयोजनवाचक); Tatpurusha used adverbially: ‘for the purpose of crossing’

• akhilam: entire, all
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• prapadye: I take refuge / I surrender
• prapadye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pad (पद्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present Indicative, 1st Person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Narratorial/devotional voice (a stuti/śaraṇāgati verse; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: Resolved: गुणनिधानम्+अनन्तवीर्यम्; वेदान्तशुद्धमतयः (समास); संसारसागरम्+अनन्तम्+अगाधदुर्गम्+उत्तारणार्थम्+अखिलम्; शरणं प्रपद्ये (no sandhi change).

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)
• Vedānta

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It teaches śaraṇāgati (complete surrender) to Nārāyaṇa as the effective means to cross the vast and difficult ocean of saṃsāra.

Why does the verse mention Vedānta?

Vedānta is cited as a purifier of understanding: those whose minds are clarified by Vedāntic insight continually recite Nārāyaṇa, indicating harmony between knowledge (jñāna) and devotion (bhakti).

What ethical or practical lesson can a devotee draw from this verse?

Cultivate steady remembrance/recitation and rely on divine refuge rather than egoic self-sufficiency, especially when facing life’s depth and difficulty symbolized by the ocean of saṃsāra.