Shloka 29

The Bestowal of Boons upon Aṅga

Devanagari script

सूर्यपावकसंकाशस्त्वंग एवं प्रदृश्यते । एवं तपःसु निरतं ध्यायमानं जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

sūryapāvakasaṃkāśastvaṃga evaṃ pradṛśyate | evaṃ tapaḥsu nirataṃ dhyāyamānaṃ janārdanam

Translation

Dein Leib erscheint strahlend wie Sonne und Feuer; so wird er gesehen. Ebenso ist Janārdana zu betrachten: in Askese versunken und in tiefer Versenkung verweilend.

Word by Word

• सूर्यपावकसंकाशः: resembling the sun and fire
• सूर्यपावकसंकाशः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + पावक + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्य-पावकयोः संकाशः = सूर्यपावकसदृशः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अङ्ग: O dear / O sir
• अङ्ग: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अङ्ग (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-अव्यय (vocative particle: ‘O dear/sir’)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thus’)

• प्रदृश्यते: is seen / appears
• प्रदृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘is seen/appears’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• तपःसु: in austerities
• तपःसु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम् (locative)

• निरतम्: engaged / devoted
• निरतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जनार्दनम्)

• ध्यायमानम्: meditating
• ध्यायमानम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जनार्दनम्)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जनानाम् अर्दनः)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 2.32)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: संकाशः + त्वम् + अङ्ग → संकाशस्त्वंग (ः + त् → स्त्; त्वम् + अङ्ग → त्वंग)

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Vishnu)

FAQs

Who is Janārdana in this verse?

Janārdana is a well-known epithet of Lord Vishnu, emphasizing him as the divine protector and the one worthy of meditation.

What does the “sun and fire” comparison convey spiritually?

It conveys divine brilliance and purity—suggesting a form that is intensely luminous, transformative, and awe-inspiring, suited for contemplative visualization.

How does this verse connect tapas (austerity) and dhyāna (meditation)?

It presents Janārdana as one absorbed in tapas and dhyāna, implying that disciplined austerity and steady contemplation work together as a path toward spiritual realization.