Shloka 149

Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite

Devanagari script

विद्याधरी सुप्रसन्ना तथा लोकप्रसादिनी । क्षेमा च जाह्नवी चैव शांता शांतिप्रदायिनी

Transliteration

vidyādharī suprasannā tathā lokaprasādinī | kṣemā ca jāhnavī caiva śāṃtā śāṃtipradāyinī

Translation

هي فيديادهاري، دائمة الرضا واللطف، وواهبة النعمة للعوالم؛ وهي أيضًا كشيما وجاهنَفِي، وهي شانتا—مانحة السلام.

Word by Word

• विद्याधरी: (named) Vidyādharī
• विद्याधरी: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य-सूचकः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या + धरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः धरी) नाम

• सुप्रसन्ना: (named) Suprasannā (very gracious)
• सुप्रसन्ना: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य-सूचकः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषणवत्

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

• लोकप्रसादिनी: (named) Lokaprasādinī (pleasing the world)
• लोकप्रसादिनी: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य-सूचकः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + प्रसादिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य प्रसादिनी) नाम

• क्षेमा: (named) Kṣemā (welfare)
• क्षेमा: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य-सूचकः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• जाह्नवी: (named) Jāhnavī
• जाह्नवी: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य-सूचकः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाह्नवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (गङ्गा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• शान्ता: (named) Śāntā (peaceful)
• शान्ता: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य-सूचकः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषणवत्

• शान्तिप्रदायिनी: (named) Śāntipradāyinī (giver of peace)
• शान्तिप्रदायिनी: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य-सूचकः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शान्तेः प्रदायिनी) नाम

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; verse lists epithets/names).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: च+एव → चैव।

Characters & Entities

• Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)

FAQs

Who is ‘Jāhnavī’ in this verse?

Jāhnavī is a well-known epithet of the river-goddess Gaṅgā, associated with the sage Jahnu in Purāṇic tradition.

What is the main theme of this shloka?

It is a litany of auspicious names/qualities portraying a divine feminine presence as knowledge-bearing, world-benefiting, welfare-giving, and peace-bestowing.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied here?

The verse valorizes inner serenity and the capacity to confer welfare and peace upon others—qualities presented as divine ideals to cultivate.