Shloka 85

The Sin of Breaking Households: Citrā’s Past Karma and the Remedy of Hari’s Name and Meditation

Devanagari script

दक्षिणे शोभते शंखो हेमरत्नविभूषितः । सूर्यबिंबसमाकारं चक्रं पद्मप्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

dakṣiṇe śobhate śaṃkho hemaratnavibhūṣitaḥ | sūryabiṃbasamākāraṃ cakraṃ padmapratiṣṭhitam

Translation

وعن يمينه يلمعُ الصَّدَفُ (الشَّنْخَة) مُزَيَّنًا بالذهبِ والجواهر؛ وهناك القرصُ، على هيئةِ قرصِ الشمس، مُقامٌ على لوتس.

Word by Word

• दक्षिणे: on the right (side)
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• शोभते: shines/appears splendid
• शोभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• शङ्खः: conch
• शङ्खः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• हेम: gold
• हेम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• रत्न: gems
• रत्न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• विभूषितः: adorned with gold and gems
• विभूषितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भूष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः हेम-रत्नैः विभूषितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/करणसम्बन्ध)

• सूर्य: sun
• सूर्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• बिम्ब: disc/orb
• बिम्ब: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (in compound)

• समाकारम्: having the form of the sun’s orb
• समाकारम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः सूर्य-बिम्बस्य समाकारम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पद्म: lotus
• पद्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: placed upon a lotus
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (धातु) + प्रति-उपसर्ग + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः पद्मे प्रतिष्ठितम् (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूर्यबिंबसमाकारं = सूर्य + बिम्ब + समाकारम् (समास). पद्मप्रतिष्ठितम् = पद्म + प्रतिष्ठितम् (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष).

Characters & Entities

• Shankha (conch)
• Chakra (discus)
• Surya (sun)
• Padma (lotus)

FAQs

What is the significance of the conch (śaṅkha) and discus (cakra) in this verse?

They are classic Vaiṣṇava emblems: the conch signifies auspicious proclamation and sacred sound, while the discus signifies divine sovereignty, protection, and the power that upholds cosmic order.

Why is the discus compared to the sun’s orb (sūryabiṃba)?

The comparison highlights brilliance, radiance, and irresistible power—emphasizing the chakra as a luminous, sun-like divine weapon and symbol of authority.

What does it mean that the chakra is ‘set upon a lotus’ (padmapratiṣṭhitam)?

The lotus commonly represents purity and divine manifestation; placing the chakra on a lotus frames the emblem as sacred, ritually pure, and iconographically enthroned rather than merely held.