Shloka 100

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

तुरीयभागेन चतुर्दिशं च संस्थापयेत्पुष्पविलेपनाढ्यम् । पूर्वेण मंदरमनेकफलैश्चयुक्तं कामेन कांचनमयेन विराजमानम्

Transliteration

turīyabhāgena caturdiśaṃ ca saṃsthāpayetpuṣpavilepanāḍhyam | pūrveṇa maṃdaramanekaphalaiścayuktaṃ kāmena kāṃcanamayena virājamānam

Translation

আৰু চতুৰ্থ অংশেৰে চাৰিও দিশলৈ ফুল আৰু সুগন্ধি লেপনেৰে সমৃদ্ধ নিবেদন স্থাপন কৰিব। পূব দিশত মন্দৰ পৰ্বত/বেদী স্থাপন কৰিব—বহু ফলৰে যুক্ত, ইচ্ছামতে অলংকৃত, আৰু কাঁচনময় হৈ দীপ্তিমান।

Word by Word

• तुरीय-भागेन: with a fourth part
• तुरीय-भागेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरीय (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष (तुरीयः भागः; तेन) (Masc Instr sg)

• चतुर्-दिशम्: the four directions
• चतुर्-दिशम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु (चतस्रः दिशः) (F Acc sg)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संस्थापयेत्: should establish
• संस्थापयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg optative/causative sense: ‘should establish’)

• पुष्प-विलेपन-आढ्यम्: rich in flowers and unguents
• पुष्प-विलेपन-आढ्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + विलेपन (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुष्पेण विलेपनेन च आढ्यम्/समृद्धम्) (Neuter Acc sg)

• पूर्वेण: to the east
• पूर्वेण: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Direction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; दिक्शब्द-प्रयोग (Instr sg: on the east side)

• मन्दरम्: Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masc Acc sg)

• अनेक-फलैः: with many fruits
• अनेक-फलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (अनेकानि फलानि) (Neuter Instr pl)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• युक्तम्: endowed, furnished
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masc Acc sg)

• कामेन: with Kāma (the god of love)
• कामेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instr sg)

• काञ्चन-मयेन: made of gold
• काञ्चन-मयेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तद्धितार्थ/तत्पुरुष (काञ्चनस्य मयः) (Masc Instr sg)

• विराजमानम्: shining, resplendent
• विराजमानम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-राज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masc Acc sg)

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional/ritual-prescriptive voice within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: संस्थापयेत्पुष्पविलेपनाढ्यम् = संस्थापयेत् पुष्प-विलेपन-आढ्यम्; अनेकफलैश्चयुक्तं = अनेक-फलैः च युक्तम्.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara

FAQs

What is the ritual action described in this verse?

It prescribes arranging offerings by allocating a fourth portion for the four directions, using flowers and fragrant pastes, and placing a Mandara-associated item/structure in the east with fruits and golden adornment.

Why is the east (pūrva) specifically mentioned here?

In many Purāṇic and ritual contexts, the east is treated as a primary auspicious direction for placement of principal offerings or focal ritual objects; the verse assigns the Mandara placement to the eastern side.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from this verse?

It emphasizes careful, orderly, and generous preparation in sacred acts—offering beauty (flowers), purity (fragrant unguents), and abundance (fruits) with mindful directional arrangement.