Shloka 36
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
Devanagari script
नित्यकालं तवेशान भक्तिर्भवतु मे स्थिरा । एवमस्त्विति भगवांस्तत्रोक्त्वान्तरधीयत,“यह सुनकर मैंने मस्तक झुकाकर प्रणाम किया और कहा--“यदि मेरी परम भक्तिसे भगवान् महादेव प्रसन्न हों तो ईशान! आपके प्रति नित्य-निरन्तर मेरी स्थिर भक्ति बनी रहे।' तब “एवमस्तु' कहकर भगवान् शिव वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गये”
Transliteration
nityakālaṃ taveśāna bhaktir bhavatu me sthirā | evam astv iti bhagavāṃs tatrok tvāntaradhīyata ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O Īśāna, may my steadfast devotion to you endure at all times.” Having spoken thus, the Blessed Lord replied, “So be it,” and then vanished from that very place.
Word by Word
नित्यकालम्at all times/always
नित्यकालम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनित्यकाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
ईशानO Īśāna (Lord)
ईशान:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootईशान
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भक्तिःdevotion
भक्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवतुmay it be/let it be
भवतु:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular
मेmy/of me
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
स्थिराsteady/firm
स्थिरा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
एवम्thus/so
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperative (Lot), 3rd, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active
अन्तरधीयतdisappeared/vanished
अन्तरधीयत:
TypeVerb
Rootअन्तर्धा + इ
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaĪ
Īśāna (Śiva)B
Bhagavān (Śiva)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes