Shloka 376

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

अथागमत्‌ त्रिनयन: सुप्रीतो वरदस्तदा । “अरुन्धतीको कठोर नियमका आश्रय लेकर तपस्या करती देख नत्रिनेत्रधारी वरदायक भगवान्‌ शंकर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए

Transliteration

athāgamat trinayanaḥ suprīto varadas tadā | arundhatīko kaṭhora-niyamakā āśrayaṃ kṛtvā tapasyaṃ kurvatīṃ dṛṣṭvā netra-traya-dhārī varadāyakaḥ bhagavān śaṅkaraḥ baḍe prasannaḥ abhavat ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Da kam der Dreiaugige Herr, der gnädige Spender von Gaben, dorthin, überaus erfreut. Als er Arundhatī sah, wie sie strenge Buße übte, getragen von festen Gelübden und Selbstzucht, wurde der dreiaugige Bhagavān Śaṅkara zutiefst zufrieden. So wird bekräftigt: Aufrichtige Enthaltsamkeit und hingebungsvolle Übung—nicht bloße Macht—ziehen göttliche Gunst heran.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आगमत्: came/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (गम्)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्रिनयनः: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• त्रिनयनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिनयन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुप्रीतः: very pleased
• सुप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरदः: boon-giver
• वरदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Trinayana (Śiva)
• Śaṅkara
• Arundhatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity grounded in disciplined vows (niyama) and sincere devotion attracts divine grace; ethical self-restraint is portrayed as spiritually efficacious and worthy of blessing.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Śiva—the three-eyed boon-giver—arrives and becomes pleased upon witnessing Arundhatī performing rigorous penance supported by strict observances.