Shloka 92

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

गणेशतां ददौ तस्मै नाम भृंगीरिटीति च । एष ते महिमा भूप हरस्य भवहारिणः

Transliteration

gaṇeśatāṃ dadau tasmai nāma bhṛṃgīriṭīti ca | eṣa te mahimā bhūpa harasya bhavahāriṇaḥ

Translation

তাঁকে তিনি গণেশত্ব দান করলেন এবং ‘ভৃঙ্গীরিটি’ নামও দিলেন। হে রাজন! সংসারবন্ধন হরণকারী হর (শিব)-এর এই মহিমা।

Word by Word

• गणेशताम्: the state/office of Gaṇeśa
• गणेशताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेशता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (the status of Gaṇeśa)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘he gave’

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; Dative singular (to him)

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (name)

• भृंगीरिटि: Bhṛṅgīriṭi (proper name)
• भृंगीरिटि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृंगीरिटि (प्रातिपदिक/नाम)
• Form: अव्ययवत् नाम; प्रातिपदिक-रूपेण; quoted proper name

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय; ‘thus’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (this)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular (your)

• महिमा: greatness
• महिमा: Pratijna/Predicate-noun (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (greatness)

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular (O king)

• हरस्य: of Hara (Śiva)
• हरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Hara/Śiva)

• भवहारिणः: of the remover of worldly existence
• भवहारिणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव-हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘भव’ (संसार) + ‘हारिन्’ (remover) = तत्पुरुष; Genitive singular agreeing with ‘हरस्य’

Speaker

Unspecified in provided excerpt (context required from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भृंगीरिटि+इति → भृंगीरिटीति; भव+हारिणः → भवहारिणः (समास).

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)
• Gaṇeśa
• Bhṛṅgīriṭi

FAQs

Who is ‘Hara’ in this verse, and why is he called ‘bhavahārin’?

Hara is Śiva. He is called bhavahārin because he removes bhava—worldly existence and bondage—by granting liberation and dispelling the causes of saṁsāra.

What does it mean to be granted ‘gaṇeśatā’?

Gaṇeśatā means being invested with the rank or function of Gaṇeśa—leadership over the gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants) and the associated authority/status bestowed by Śiva.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is emphasized by this statement of Śiva’s ‘mahimā’?

The verse highlights divine grace and transformative elevation: Śiva’s power can change one’s condition and remove bondage, encouraging devotion, humility, and trust in the liberating capacity of the divine.