Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 63

The Bestowal of Boons upon Aṅga

Devanagari script

हर्षेण महताविष्टस्तमुवाच जनार्दनम् । दासोहं तव देवेश शंखचक्रगदाधर

Transliteration

harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭastamuvāca janārdanam | dāsohaṃ tava deveśa śaṃkhacakragadādhara

Translation

وقد غمرته فرحة عظيمة، فخاطب جناردانا قائلاً: «يا ربَّ الآلهة، يا حاملَ الصدفة والقرص والهراوة، أنا عبدُك.»

Word by Word

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• महतā: great
• महतā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies हर्षेण)

• आविष्टः: possessed; overwhelmed
• आविष्टः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-विश् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दासः: servant
• दासः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘देवानाम् ईशः’

• शंखचक्रगदाधर: O bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• शंखचक्रगदाधर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख + चक्र + गदा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘शंख-चक्र-गदा-धरः’ (bearer of conch, discus, mace)

Speaker

An unnamed devotee/supplicant addressing Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: महताविष्टः = महता आविष्टः (आ + आ → आ). तमुवाच = तम् उवाच (म् + उ → म् उ). दासोहं = दासः अहम् (विसर्ग-लोप, ओऽ).

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What devotional mood (bhāva) is expressed in this verse?

It expresses dāsya-bhāva—devotion in the mood of servitude—where the devotee identifies as the Lord’s servant (dāso ’ham tava).

Why is Viṣṇu described as “bearer of conch, discus, and mace”?

These are Viṣṇu’s iconic emblems (śaṅkha, cakra, gadā), used in Purāṇic literature to unmistakably identify Him and evoke His protective, sovereign nature.

What ethical lesson is conveyed by calling oneself the Lord’s servant?

It models humility and surrender: the devotee places ego aside and adopts a life of service, aligning actions and identity with devotion rather than self-importance.