Shloka 90

Devanagari script

शुभ्रमत्र भवान्‌ कृत्वा महापुरुषविग्रहम्‌ । ईजिवांस्त्वं जपैहोमिरुपहारैश्षन मानद,मानद! तूने यहाँ परम पुरुष भगवान्‌ शंकरके उज्ज्वल विग्रहकी स्थापना करके होम, जप और उपहारोंद्वारा उनकी आराधना की थी

Transliteration

śubhram atra bhavān kṛtvā mahāpuruṣa-vigraham | ījivāṁs tvaṁ japaiḥ homaiḥ upahāraiś ca mānada mānada ||

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: „Hier errichtetest du ein strahlendes Bild der höchsten Person, des Herrn Śaṅkara. O Spender der Ehre, du verehrtest ihn mit disziplinierter Rezitation, mit Opfergaben und mit ehrfürchtigen Gaben.“

Word by Word

शुभ्रम्bright, pure (object)

अत्रhere

भवान्you (honorific)

कृत्वाhaving made/done

महापुरुषविग्रहम्the form/image of the Great Person

ईजिवान्having worshipped; you worshipped

त्वम्you

जपैःwith recitations

होमैःwith oblations (fire-offerings)

उपहारैःwith offerings/gifts

चand

मानदO giver of honor (epithet)

मानदO giver of honor (repeated address)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

mahāpuruṣa-vigraha (divine icon/form)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic devotion: sincere worship is expressed through disciplined practice (japa), sacrificial action (homa), and respectful offerings (upahāra), grounded in honoring the deity with purity and reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa recalls that the addressed person had established a radiant icon of Lord Śaṅkara at that place and had performed worship through mantra-recitation, fire-offerings, and gifts.