Shloka 2

Adhyaya 64 — Kalavati (Vibhavari) Offers Herself and the Padmini Vidya to Svarocisha

Sanskrit

मन्दारविद्याधरजा नाम्ना ख्याता विभावरी ।

उपकारिन् स्वमात्मानं प्रयच्छामि प्रतीच्छ माम् ॥

Transliteration

mandāravidyādharajā nāmnā khyātā vibhāvarī / upakārin svamātmānaṃ prayacchāmi pratīccha mām

Translation

«Je suis Vibhāvarī, renommée par mon nom, née des Vidyādharas de Mandāra. Ô bienfaiteur, je m’offre moi-même à toi : accepte-moi.»

Word by Word

• mandāra-vidyādhara-jā: born of the Mandāra Vidyādhara
• mandāra-vidyādhara-jā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mandāra + vidyādhara + jā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मन्दार-विद्याधरात् जाता; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विभावरी इति विशेष्ये

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• khyātā: known, famed
• khyātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (kta), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विभावरी इति विशेष्ये

• vibhāvarī: Vibhāvarī (name)
• vibhāvarī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• upakārin: O benefactor
• upakārin: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upakārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; उपकारिन् (benefactor)

• sva-ātmānam: myself (lit. one’s own self)
• sva-ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: स्वस्य आत्मानम्; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prayacchāmi: I give, I offer
• prayacchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• pratīccha: accept
• pratīccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + i (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन (common gender)

Speakers

• The healed maiden (Vibhāvarī) speaking to Svārociṣa (as reported by Mārkaṇḍeya)

Key Themes

• Gratitude
• Self-offering (ātma-samarpaṇa) in narrative context
• Celestial lineages (Vidyādhara)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Benefaction invites reciprocity; however, the Purāṇic ethic subtly implies that gifts should align with propriety—self-offering is meaningful when integrated into dharmic relationship (e.g., accepted marriage).

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara/vaṃśānucarita flavor: identification by lineage (Vidyādhara-jā) is a common Purāṇic genealogical marker within era narratives.

What is the esoteric significance?

Offering the ‘self’ suggests surrender of ego after healing; the cured being recognizes dependence on a higher order (knowledge/virtue embodied by the healer).