Shloka 25

The Arkāṅga Saptamī (Bhāskara Saptamī) Vow: Origin of Sūrya, Pacification of Rays, and Māgha Saptamī Observance

Devanagari script

सर्वदेवस्थितस्त्वं हि सदा वायुसखस्तनौ । अन्नादिपाचनं त्वत्तो जीवनं च भवेद्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

sarvadevasthitastvaṃ hi sadā vāyusakhastanau | annādipācanaṃ tvatto jīvanaṃ ca bhaveddhruvam

Translation

তুমি সৰ্বদেৱৰ অধিষ্ঠানৰূপে সদা বিদ্যমান, দেহৰ ভিতৰত প্ৰাণবায়ুৰ সখা। অন্নাদিৰ পাচন আৰু জীৱনধাৰণ নিশ্চয় তোমাৰ পৰাই হয়।

Word by Word

• सर्वदेवस्थितः: present in all gods
• सर्वदेवस्थितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेषु देवेषु स्थितः’ (present in all gods)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (emphatic/causal particle)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वायुसखः: friend of the wind
• वायुसखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + सख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘वायोः सखा’ (friend of the wind)

• तनौ: in the body
• तनौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्नादिपाचनम्: digestion of food etc.
• अन्नादिपाचनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पाचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘अन्नादीनां पाचनम्’ (digestion of food etc.)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (ablative)

• जीवनम्: life
• जीवनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भवेत्: would be/comes to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: certain/steady
• ध्रुवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (or द्वितीया) एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (adverbial: ‘certainly’) / or predicate adjective to जीवनम्

Speaker

Unspecified (context not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्थितः+त्वम्=स्थितस्त्वं; पाचनम्+त्वत्तः=पाचनं त्वत्तो; भवेत्+ध्रुवम्=भवेद्ध्रुवम्.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu

FAQs

What does this verse teach about the role of Vāyu (life-breath) in the body?

It presents Vāyu/prāṇa as the body’s constant companion and sustaining force, linked to both digestion (pācana) and the certainty of continued life.

Why does the verse say “all gods abide” in the addressed principle?

It uses a theological idea of immanence: multiple divine functions are understood as operating through a single sustaining power within embodied life.

What practical ethical or spiritual takeaway can be drawn from this verse?

It encourages reverence for the life-force and bodily processes as sacred, fostering gratitude, restraint, and mindful care of health as part of dharma.