Shloka 55
The Consecration (Anointing) of Indra
देवा नागाश्च गंधर्वा मत्प्रसादान्महासुराः । विष्णुरुवाच । वरं वरय भद्रं ते देवमातर्यशस्विनि
devā nāgāśca gaṃdharvā matprasādānmahāsurāḥ | viṣṇuruvāca | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te devamātaryaśasvini
«بفضلي نال الآلهة والناگا والگندهرفا، بل وحتى الأسورا العظام، نصيبهم من الرضا.» وقال فيشنو: «اختاري نعمةً؛ ليكن لكِ الخير، يا أمَّ الآلهة الممجَّدة.»
Viṣṇu
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नागाश्च = नागाः + च; मत्प्रसादान्महासुराः = मत्प्रसादात् + महाऽसुराः; विष्णुरुवाच = विष्णुः + उवाच; देवमातर्यशस्विनि = देवमातरी + यशस्विनि (स्वर-सन्धि)
FAQs
The speaker is Viṣṇu, and he offers a boon to the “Devamātā,” addressed as the illustrious Mother of the gods.
The verse highlights Viṣṇu’s prasāda (grace) as a decisive divine power that benefits many classes of beings, followed by his readiness to grant a boon.
It suggests that divine favor is not merely transactional; it precedes and enables blessings, encouraging humility and wise choice when one is given the opportunity to ask for a boon.