Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 36

Dīkṣā-bhedaḥ (Types of Initiation) — Lalitopākhyāna: Hayagrīva–Agastya Dialogue

Devanagari script

यः प्रसन्नः क्षणार्धेन मोक्षलक्ष्मीं प्रयच्छति / दुर्लभं तं विजानीयाद्गुरुं संसारतारकम्

Transliteration

yaḥ prasannaḥ kṣaṇārdhena mokṣalakṣmīṃ prayacchati / durlabhaṃ taṃ vijānīyādguruṃ saṃsāratārakam

Translation

He who, pleased in but half a moment, bestows the Lakṣmī of liberation—know that guru to be rare indeed, the one who ferries beings across saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun

• prasannaḥ: gracious; pleased
• prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kṣaṇa-ardhena: in half a moment
• kṣaṇa-ardhena: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; measure of time 'by half a moment'

• mokṣa-lakṣmīm: the prosperity/boon of liberation
• mokṣa-lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'fortune of liberation'

• prayacchati: bestows
• prayacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• durlabham: rare; hard to find
• durlabham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies 'gurum'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun referring to the guru

• vijānīyāt: one should know/recognize
• vijānīyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• gurum: guru; teacher
• gurum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• saṃsāra-tārakam: the one who carries across worldly existence
• saṃsāra-tārakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies 'gurum'; 'one who ferries across saṃsāra'