Shloka 9

Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation

Chapter 4

Devanagari script

शोभालंकारसौभाग्यैर्युक्ता दृष्टा ततो मनः । क्षोभमायाति मे चाद्य नाहं कामे विचक्षणः

Transliteration

śobhālaṃkārasaubhāgyairyuktā dṛṣṭā tato manaḥ | kṣobhamāyāti me cādya nāhaṃ kāme vicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Seeing her—endowed with beauty, ornaments, and auspicious fortune—my mind has at once become agitated today; yet I am not skilled or discerning in matters of desire.

Word by Word

• śobhā-alaṃkāra-saubhāgyaiḥ: with beauty, ornaments, and charm
• śobhā-alaṃkāra-saubhāgyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhā (प्रातिपदिक) + alaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (by beauty, ornaments, and good fortune)

• yuktā: endowed (with)
• yuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (endowed/connected)

• dṛṣṭā: having been seen
• dṛṣṭā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √dṛś (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (seen)

• tataḥ: then, thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थ/क्रमसूचक (thereupon/from that)

• manaḥ: the mind
• manaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kṣobham: agitation, disturbance
• kṣobham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣobha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āyāti: comes, arises
• āyāti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• me: to me, in me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular) सर्वनाम; अत्र षष्ठी (to/for me; in me)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• adya: today, now
• adya: Kālādhi karaṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kāme: in matters of desire/love
• kāme: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vicakṣaṇaḥ: discerning, wise
• vicakṣaṇaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/speaker in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śobhālaṃkārasaubhāgyair = śobhā + alaṃkāra + saubhāgyaiḥ; kṣobhamāyāti = kṣobham + āyāti; cādya = ca + adya; nāham = na + aham.

FAQs

What psychological insight does this verse convey?

It portrays how sensory perception (seeing beauty and adornment) can immediately disturb the mind, even when one lacks experience or mastery over desire.

How does this verse relate to ethical self-restraint (dama) in Purāṇic teaching?

By admitting agitation and lack of discernment in desire, the speaker implicitly highlights the need for vigilance and self-control when the mind is stirred by attraction.

Does this verse discuss tirtha geography or Bhakti directly?

No. This shloka is primarily introspective, focusing on mental agitation and desire rather than sacred geography or explicit devotional (bhakti) doctrine.