Verse 9

Tripura

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

षष्ठं सप्तममथ वह्निसारथिमस्या मूलत्रिक्रमा देशयन्तः । कथ्यं कविं कल्पकं काममीशं तुष्टुवांसो अमृतत्वं भजन्ते ॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

षष्ठम् । सप्तमम् । अथ । वह्नि-सारथिम् । अस्याः । मूल-त्रि-क्रमाः । देशयन्तः । कथ्यम् । कविम् । कल्पकम् । कामम् । ईशम् । तुष्टुवांसः । अमृतत्वम् । भजन्ते ॥९॥

IAST Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhaṃ saptamam atha vahnisārathim asyā mūlatrikramā deśayantaḥ | kathyaṃ kaviṃ kalpakaṃ kāmam īśaṃ tuṣṭuvāṃso amṛtatvaṃ bhajante ||9||

Translation

Pointing out the sixth and the seventh, and then Her fire‑charioteer, and indicating the root of the three steps, they praise the one to be declared—the seer‑poet, the fashioner, desire, the Lord—and thus partake of immortality.

Academic Translation

Pointing out the sixth and the seventh, and then the fire-charioteer of Her, (and) indicating the root three steps, praising the one to be declared—the seer-poet, the fashioner, desire, the Lord—they partake of immortality.

Verse Context

• Upāsanā leading to Amṛtatva (immortality) through realization of the inner Lord/Śakti
• Mahavakya: Supports ‘तत् त्वम् असि’ (Tat tvam asi) implicitly: the ‘kavi/īśa’ praised as the inner ruler and seer is to be recognized as one’s own Self; immortality follows that recognition.
• Atharva