Shloka 25

Origin of Jaleśvara Tīrtha and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva against Bāṇa/Tripura

Nārada’s Mission

Devanagari script

तस्य भार्या महादेवी अनौपम्या तु नामतः

Transliteration

tasya bhāryā mahādevī anaupamyā tu nāmataḥ

Translation

তাঁর পত্নী ছিলেন মহাদেবী, নাম অনুসারে তিনি ‘অনৌপম্যা’—অতুলনীয়া নামে প্রসিদ্ধা।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे — ‘of him’

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महादेवी: the great goddess (lady)
• महादेवी: Karta (Apposition/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः — ‘महती देवी’

• अनौपम्या: Anaupamyā
• अनौपम्या: Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनौपम्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण (proper name)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Discourse particle (Nipata/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Hetu/Mode (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तद्धितान्त-प्रायः/क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘नाम्ना/नामतः’ (by name)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: महादेवी = महा + देवी (कर्मधारय); नामतः = नामन् + तस् (अव्ययीभाववत् अव्यय)

Characters & Entities

• Anaupamyā
• Mahādevī

FAQs

Who is Anaupamyā in this verse?

She is identified as the wife of the previously mentioned figure, described honorifically as “Mahādevī,” and named Anaupamyā (“the incomparable”).

Does this verse teach a specific Bhakti or ethical instruction?

Not directly; it functions primarily as an identifying genealogical/detail verse, establishing a divine consort’s name and status.

What is the significance of the epithet “Mahādevī” here?

It marks the wife as a highly revered, goddess-like figure, emphasizing her exalted stature rather than giving narrative action or doctrine.