Shloka 20

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

क्रियतां चाविलंबेन पिता त्वं नः पितामहः । तत्त्वं चिंतय देवेश शांत्यर्थं जगतस्त्विह

Transliteration

kriyatāṃ cāvilaṃbena pitā tvaṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ | tattvaṃ ciṃtaya deveśa śāṃtyarthaṃ jagatastviha

Translation

Act without delay—you are our father and our grandsire. O Lord of the gods, reflect upon the true principle, for the sake of peace in this world.

Word by Word

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘let it be done’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अविलम्बेन: without delay
• अविलम्बेन: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविलम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental of manner)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• नः: our / to us
• नः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th) बहुवचन / alternatively चतुर्थी (Dative/4th) बहुवचन; enclitic pronoun

• पितामहः: grandsire
• पितामहः: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिता + मह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘grandfather/forefather’

• तत्त्वम्: the truth/essence
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चिन्तय: consider/think
• चिन्तय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• शान्त्यर्थम्: for peace
• शान्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः (शान्त्यै अर्थः) ‘for the sake of peace’

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (adversative/emphatic particle)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: here)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely a deity or sage addressing Brahmā in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चाविलंबेन = च + अविलंबेन; जगतस्त्विह = जगतः + तु + इह

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa (Lord of the gods)

FAQs

Who is being addressed as 'Deveśa' in this verse?

The verse addresses a supreme divine authority as 'Deveśa' (“Lord of the gods”). In many Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa contexts this can point to Brahmā or another presiding deity, but the exact identification depends on the surrounding verses.

What is the central teaching of this shloka?

It urges prompt action guided by contemplation of tattva (true principle/reality), emphasizing that right understanding is sought for establishing peace (śānti) in the world.

What ethical lesson is conveyed here?

Leadership carries responsibility: one should act decisively for the welfare of all, but only after reflecting on truth and proper order (tattva), aiming at peace rather than haste without wisdom.