Shloka 14

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

जातीमरणभीरूणां यतीनां यततां विभो

Transliteration

jātimaraṇabhīrūṇāṁ yatīnāṁ yatatāṁ vibho

Translation

O Herr, (dies wird gesagt) in Bezug auf die yatis, die Entsagenden, die den Kreislauf von Geburt und Tod fürchten—jene, die sich mit strenger Disziplin bemühen (um Befreiung zu erlangen).

Word by Word

• जाति-मरण-भीरूणाम्: of those who fear birth and death
• जाति-मरण-भीरूणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति + मरण + भीरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यतताम्: of those who strive/endeavour
• यतताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त, √यत्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विभो: O mighty one / O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Vibhu (addressed Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the spiritual motivation of true renunciants: fear of repeated birth and death (saṁsāra) drives them to sustained effort and disciplined striving toward liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses a revered figure as “Vibhu,” introducing a point about ascetics—those who, fearing the bondage of birth and death, undertake rigorous effort and restraint.