Shloka 32

Bharata’s Austerity at Nandigrāma and Rāma’s Sight of Nandigrāma

Devanagari script

जगन्नेत्रसुरस्वामिन्हर मे दुष्कृतं महत् । मदर्थे रामचंद्रोऽपि जगत्पूज्यो वनं ययौ

Transliteration

jagannetrasurasvāminhara me duṣkṛtaṃ mahat | madarthe rāmacaṃdro'pi jagatpūjyo vanaṃ yayau

Translation

¡Oh Hara, Señor de los devas, ojo del universo!, destruye mi gran pecado. Por mi causa, incluso Rāmacandra, venerado por todo el mundo, se fue al bosque.

Word by Word

• जगत्-नेत्र-सुर-स्वामिन्: O lord of the gods, eye of the world
• जगत्-नेत्र-सुर-स्वामिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; संबोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; ‘O lord of the gods, (who is) the eye of the world’

• हर: remove
• हर: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दुष्कृतम्: sin; evil deed
• दुष्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण दुष्कृतम्

• मदर्थे: for my sake
• मदर्थे: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मम अर्थे), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/निमित्तार्थे (for my sake)

• रामचन्द्रः: Rāmacandra
• रामचन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (रामः चन्द्र इव), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• जगत्-पूज्यः: worshipped by the world
• जगत्-पूज्यः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जगता पूज्यः / जगति पूज्यः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण रामचन्द्रः

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in provided excerpt (a repentant petitioner addressing Śiva)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जगन्नेत्रसुरस्वामिन्हर → जगत्-नेत्र-सुर-स्वामिन् हर; रामचंद्रोऽपि → रामचन्द्रः अपि.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)
• Rāmacandra (Rama)

FAQs

Why is Śiva addressed as “the eye of the universe” and “lord of the gods” here?

These epithets praise Śiva’s cosmic oversight (as a witness and guide) and his status as a supreme divine authority, establishing the petitioner’s humility and the seriousness of the plea for purification.

How does the mention of Rāma going to the forest function in this verse?

It intensifies the speaker’s remorse: the exile of Rāma—revered by all—is presented as something that happened “because of me,” highlighting the perceived gravity of the speaker’s wrongdoing and the need for divine absolution.

What ethical lesson does this verse convey?

It emphasizes accountability and repentance: recognizing one’s harmful actions, feeling genuine remorse, and seeking purification through sincere devotion and supplication rather than denial or self-justification.