Shloka 109
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
Devanagari script
यदर्थ च मया देव: प्रयतेन तथा विभो
Transliteration
yadartha ca mayā devaḥ prayatena tathā vibho
Translation
O mighty one, the very purpose for which I, with earnest effort, sought the Lord has been fulfilled.
Word by Word
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अर्थम्purpose/aim
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
देवःthe god/lord
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रयत्नेनwith effort
प्रयत्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयत्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तथाthus/in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
विभोO mighty one/O Lord
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वासुदेव (Vāsudeva, speaker)द
देव (Deva, the Lord addressed/invoked)व
विभु (Vibhu, the mighty one addressed)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Sincere effort directed toward the divine (or a righteous goal) is meaningful when it culminates in the fulfillment of its intended purpose; devotion is not merely emotion but purposeful striving aligned with dharma.
Vāsudeva addresses a powerful figure, stating that the aim for which he had earnestly approached or sought the Lord has now been accomplished, marking a moment of resolution and confirmation of divine or moral intent.