Shloka 120

Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma

Devanagari script

मृगांकमृगधर्माय धर्मनेत्राय ते नमः । विश्वनाम्नेऽथ विश्वाय विश्वेशाय नमोनमः

Transliteration

mṛgāṃkamṛgadharmāya dharmanetrāya te namaḥ | viśvanāmne'tha viśvāya viśveśāya namonamaḥ

Translation

سلامٌ لكَ—يا من اتخذ القمرَ شعارًا، ويا من طبيعتُه دَرْمُ اللِّين؛ سلامٌ لكَ يا عينَ الدَّرْما. سلامٌ بعد سلامٍ لكَ، يا من يُسمّى الكون، وأنتَ الكونُ نفسُه، وربُّ الكون.

Word by Word

• मृगाङ्कमृगधर्माय: to the one having the nature of the moon and the deer
• मृगाङ्कमृगधर्माय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—मृगाङ्कस्य (चन्द्रस्य) मृगस्य च धर्मः यस्य/यत्र

• धर्मनेत्राय: to the guide/eye of righteousness
• धर्मनेत्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—धर्मस्य नेत्रम्/नेता (guide/eye of dharma)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम; स्तुतौ सम्बोधनार्थ-सम्बन्धः

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विश्वनाम्ने: to the one named ‘Viśva’
• विश्वनाम्ने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (नामन्), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—विश्वं नाम यस्य (having ‘Viśva’ as name)

• अथ: then, moreover
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रारम्भ (particle: then/now)

• विश्वाय: to the All / the Universe (as deity)
• विश्वाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विश्वेशाय: to the Lord of the universe
• विश्वेशाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—विश्वस्य ईशः

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्तिः (intensive)

Speaker

Unspecified (a devotional eulogy/namaskāra within the narrative context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मृगाङ्कमृगधर्माय = मृगाङ्क + मृगधर्माय (समास); विश्वनाम्नेऽथ = विश्वनाम्ने + अथ (ए/अ सन्धिः: ए + अ → एऽ); नमोनमः = नमः + नमः (विसर्गसन्धिः: नमः + न → नमो न)।

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśa (Lord of the Universe)
• Viśva (the Universe)

FAQs

Who is addressed as Viśveśa (Lord of the Universe) in this verse?

The verse praises a supreme lord identified by cosmic titles—“the Universe,” “named as the Universe,” and “Lord of the Universe.” In many Purāṇic contexts, “Viśveśa” commonly functions as an epithet of Śiva, especially in stuti-style salutations.

What does “Dharma-netra” (Eye of Dharma) imply philosophically?

It portrays the deity as the moral overseer: the one who perceives, protects, and judges dharma. The phrase emphasizes cosmic governance—righteous order is not accidental but upheld by a conscious divine principle.

How does this verse emphasize Bhakti practice?

It is structured as repeated salutations (namaḥ, namo namaḥ) using layered divine epithets. Such stuti verses model bhakti through remembrance (smaraṇa), praise (stotra), and surrender (namaskāra) by focusing on the deity’s cosmic and ethical attributes.