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Shloka 1

Jāmbavatī’s Vaiṣṇava-Ācāra: Grace, Sense-Consecration, and Pilgrimage to Śrīnivāsa on Veṅkaṭādri

Devanagari script

नाम द्वाविंशोध्यायः श्रीकृष्ण उवाच / सोमस्य पुत्री पूर्वसर्गे बभूव भार्या मदीया जाम्बवती मम प्रिया / तासां मध्ये ह्यधिका वीन्द्र किञ्चिद्रुद्रादिभ्यः पञ्चगुणैर्विहीना

Transliteration

nāma dvāviṃśodhyāyaḥ śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / somasya putrī pūrvasarge babhūva bhāryā madīyā jāmbavatī mama priyā / tāsāṃ madhye hyadhikā vīndra kiñcidrudrādibhyaḥ pañcaguṇairvihīnā

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa sprach: „In einer früheren Schöpfung war die Tochter Somas Meine Gemahlin — Jāmbavatī, die Mir teuer ist. Unter ihnen war sie besonders erhaben, o Vīndra, Bester unter den Vögeln, denn in mancher Hinsicht war sie frei von den fünffachen Eigenschaften, die Rudra und anderen Gottheiten zugeschrieben werden.“

Word by Word
नाम(entitled)
नाम:
Discourse marker (अव्ययार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
Formपदपूरण/संकेतार्थक अव्यय (marker: 'named/entitled')
द्वाविंशः-अध्यायःthe twenty-second chapter
द्वाविंशः-अध्यायः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वा-विṃश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वाविंशतिः अध्यायः)
श्रीकृष्णःŚrī Kṛṣṇa
श्रीकृष्णः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन
पुत्रीdaughter
पुत्री:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पूर्वसर्गेin a former creation
पूर्वसर्गे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन
बभूवbecame/was
बभूव:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
भार्याwife
भार्या:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
मदीयाmy
मदीया:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
जाम्बवतीJāmbavatī
जाम्बवती:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजाम्बवती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
ममof me/my
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
प्रियाbeloved
प्रिया:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
तासाम्of them
तासाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन
मध्येin the midst/among
मध्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
हिindeed
हि:
Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
अधिकाsuperior
अधिका:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
वीन्द्रO Vīndra
वीन्द्र:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootवीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
किञ्चित्somewhat
किञ्चित्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
Formपरिमाणवाचक अव्यय (indeclinable quantifier)
रुद्र-आदिभ्यःfrom Rudra and others
रुद्र-आदिभ्यः:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (ablative), बहुवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (रुद्रः आदिः येषाम्)
पञ्च-गुणैःby five qualities
पञ्च-गुणैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च (संख्या) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास
विहीनाdevoid (of)
विहीना:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-ही (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (as the divine narrator, identified with Lord Viṣṇu in Purāṇic discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hierarchy of spiritual qualities: Jāmbavatī’s eminence is linked to being ‘free’ (vihīnā) from certain fivefold traits associated with Rudra and other deities—suggesting a purity/guṇa-transcendence criterion.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-viveka and gradations of sattva leading toward proximity to Bhagavān; hints of guṇātīta ideal.

Application: Cultivate inner purity and reduce reactive traits (anger, pride, restlessness, etc. as interpreted ‘Rudra-like’ tendencies) to deepen devotion and discernment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.23.2-4 (Lakṣmī-āveśa, nāma-prīti, and inquiry into Jāmbavatī’s worship)

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
S
Soma
J
Jāmbavatī
R
Rudra
V
Vīndra (Garuḍa)

FAQs

It situates Jāmbavatī within Purāṇic cosmology and lineage, linking divine relationships to earlier cycles of creation (pūrvasarga) and reinforcing Kṛṣṇa’s role as a cosmic, not merely historical, figure.

The speaker is Kṛṣṇa/Vişṇu addressing Vīndra (Garuḍa), matching the common Purāṇic teaching mode where the deity explains cosmology and dharma to Garuḍa as the attentive listener.

Use it as a reminder to study dharma with a long view of life and time—seeing relationships, duties, and virtues within a broader spiritual and cosmic context rather than only immediate circumstances.

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