Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तवैव कर्म विहितं भूतं सर्व चराचरम्‌ । त्वया55पो विहिता: पूर्व त्वयि सर्वमिदं जगत्‌

Transliteration

tavaiva karma vihitaṃ bhūtaṃ sarvaṃ carācaram | tvayāpo vihitāḥ pūrvaṃ tvayi sarvam idaṃ jagat |

Translation

Mandapāla declared to the Lord he addressed: the ordinance of karma and destiny is yours alone; from you arises all creation, moving and unmoving. In primordial time you first brought forth the waters, and in you the entire universe stands established.

Word by Word

• तव: of you
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कर्म: act; deed; (cosmic) action
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विहितम्: ordained; established
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु) → विहित (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• भूतम्: become; come to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past participle)

• सर्वम्: all; entire
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चराचरम्: moving and unmoving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर + अचर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• अपः: waters
• अपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (अपः)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• विहिताः: were created/ordained
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु) → विहित (क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• पूर्वम्: formerly; earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Locative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जगत्: world; universe
• जगत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मन्दपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mandapāla
• the addressed Lord/Creator (implicit)
• āpaḥ (primordial waters)
• jagat (the universe)
• carācaram (all beings, animate and inanimate)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That the moral and cosmic order—karma and the existence of all beings—is instituted by the supreme source; creation (including the primordial waters) originates from Him, and the universe ultimately rests in Him.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mandapāla speaks in praise and acknowledgment of the supreme creator, attributing the origin of all beings and the establishment of karmic order to that divine principle, emphasizing dependence of the world upon Him.