Shloka 37

Devanagari script

रक्ताशोकसमानाभ्यां तव चार्वंगिसर्वशः । अन्यत्प्रयोजनं किंचित्कर्त्ताऽस्मि वशगस्तव ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

raktāśokasamānābhyāṃ tava cārvaṃgisarvaśaḥ | anyatprayojanaṃ kiṃcitkarttā'smi vaśagastava || 37 ||

Translation

«Ô toi aux membres gracieux : tes deux lèvres sont pareilles aux fleurs rouges de l’aśoka. Je suis entièrement sous ton ascendant ; dis-moi, quel autre dessein dois-je accomplir ?»

Word by Word

• raktāśokasamānābhyām: by/with (two things) equal to red aśoka (flowers)
• raktāśokasamānābhyām: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (रक्त प्रातिपदिक) + aśoka (अशोक प्रातिपदिक) + samāna (समान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextually instrumental plural), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन; समासः: (raktāśokayoḥ samāna-) तत्पुरुष; ‘-ābhyām’ indicates dual instrumental

• tava: your/of you
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cārv-aṅgi: O lovely-limbed one
• cārv-aṅgi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru (चारु प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgī (अङ्गी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (context: address), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (cāru aṅgaṃ yasyāḥ)

• sarvaśaḥ: entirely/in every way
• sarvaśaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (सर्वशस् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक (adverb: wholly, entirely)

• anyat: other
• anyat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of prayojanam)

• prayojanam: purpose/need
• prayojanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayojana (प्रयोजन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kiṃcit: something
• kiṃcit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (किञ्चित् प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite: something)

• kartā: doer/one who will do
• kartā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vaśagaḥ: submissive
• vaśagaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśaga (वशग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of kartā)

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Unspecified (a male speaker addressing a woman, within the Adhyaya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shringara","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Flattery and sensual imagery (aśoka-red lips) is used to reinforce submission and readiness to serve, blending attraction with compliance."}

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

The verse illustrates how attachment and admiration can lead to surrender of agency (“I am under your control”), a common narrative motif used in Purana dialogues to show the power of desire and persuasion within worldly life.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Direct bhakti to Vishnu is not explicitly taught in this shloka; instead, it functions as a contrastive worldly sentiment—highlighting how intense fixation can bind the mind, which bhakti literature often redirects toward Bhagavan for liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Kalpa, Jyotiṣa) instruction appears here; the verse is primarily poetic address (stuti) and dialogue phrasing rather than ritual or technical teaching.