Shloka 6

The Meeting with Agastya

Rāma Praised by the Gods; Phalaśruti; Ideal Reign; Prelude to Agastya’s Arrival

Devanagari script

हरविरिंचिनुतं तव पादयोर्युगलमीप्सितकामसमृद्धिदम् । हृदि पवित्रयवादिकचिह्नितैः सुरचितं मनसा स्पृहयामहे

Transliteration

haraviriṃcinutaṃ tava pādayoryugalamīpsitakāmasamṛddhidam | hṛdi pavitrayavādikacihnitaiḥ suracitaṃ manasā spṛhayāmahe

Translation

Anhelamos, con la mente bien recogida en el corazón, el par de Tus pies—alabados por Hara (Śiva) y Viriñci (Brahmā)—que otorgan el cumplimiento y la prosperidad de los fines deseados, y están marcados con signos sagrados como el emblema del grano de cebada.

Word by Word

• हर-विरिञ्चि-नुतम्: praised by Hara and Virīñci (Brahmā)
• हर-विरिञ्चि-नुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + विरिञ्चि (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत (कृदन्त; नु धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘नुत’ = स्तुत; तत्पुरुषः—‘हरविरिञ्चिभ्यां नुतम्’

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पादयोः: of the two feet
• पादयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th)/सप्तमी (7th), द्विवचन; अत्र षष्ठी—‘of (your) two feet’

• युगलम्: pair
• युगलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ईप्सित-काम-समृद्धि-दम्: granting desired wishes and prosperity
• ईप्सित-काम-समृद्धि-दम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त; आप्/इष् धातु) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ईप्सितान् कामान् समृद्धिं च ददाति’ इति दम् (दातृ)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पवित्र-यव-आदि-क-चिह्नितैः: by marks such as the sacred thread and barley (signs)
• पवित्र-यव-आदि-क-चिह्नितैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + यव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय) + क (प्रत्ययान्त-प्रातिपदिक) + चिह्नित (कृदन्त; चिह्न् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘चिह्नित’; तत्पुरुषः—‘पवित्रयवादिकैः चिह्नितैः’ (marked with signs like the sacred thread, barley etc.)

• सु-रचितम्: well-formed, beautifully fashioned
• सु-रचितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + रच् (धातु) → सुरचित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• स्पृहयामहे: we long for, we desire
• स्पृहयामहे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified devotee/narrator voice (stuti-style praise within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: haraviriṃcinutaṃ = hara-viriñci-nutam; pādayoryugalamīpsita... = pādayoḥ yugalam īpsita-kāma-samṛddhi-dam; pavitrayavādikacihnitaiḥ = pavitra-yava-ādi-kaiḥ cihnitaiḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)
• Viriñci (Brahma)

FAQs

Why are Śiva (Hara) and Brahmā (Viriñci) mentioned as praising the Lord’s feet?

The verse highlights the Lord’s supreme status: even major deities like Śiva and Brahmā revere Him, so taking refuge in His feet is presented as the highest spiritual orientation.

What is the significance of the “barley-grain (yava) and other marks” on the feet?

Such auspicious emblems are traditional indicators of divinity and purity; they function as contemplative symbols for devotees, reinforcing that the Lord’s feet are both sacred and spiritually efficacious.

What ethical or devotional lesson does this verse teach?

It teaches inward, disciplined devotion—holding the Lord’s feet in the heart with a well-composed mind—while recognizing them as the true source of fulfillment and well-being.