Shloka 72

The Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa Vow Narrative

Puṣya Thursday Observance and the Ethics of Fortune

Devanagari script

तथैनां च समानीतां यथा स्याः प्राणवल्लभाम् । तथैव पूजयामास मातृस्नेहात्पतिव्रता

Transliteration

tathaināṃ ca samānītāṃ yathā syāḥ prāṇavallabhām | tathaiva pūjayāmāsa mātṛsnehātpativratā

Translation

Et l’ayant fait entrer, elle l’honora de telle sorte qu’elle devînt aussi chère que la vie même ; ainsi, par tendresse maternelle, l’épouse fidèle lui rendit un culte.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (प्रकारवाचक): 'thus/in such a way'

• enām: her
• enām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) (enad-series)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/2nd case), Ekavacana (एकवचन); pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• samānītām: brought (to her)
• samānītām: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√nī (धातु) + ta (क्त) (past participle)
• Form: Kṛdanta (कृदन्त), kta-participle (क्त), Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/2nd case), Ekavacana (एकवचन); agrees with enām: 'brought/led (to herself)'

• yathā: as/so that
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), comparative particle (यथार्थक): 'as/so that'

• syāḥ: you might be / would be
• syāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु) (√as 'to be')
• Form: Liṅ lakāra (लिङ्, optative/potential), Madhyama puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष/2nd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन); parasmaipada; used in a comparative/desired sense

• prāṇa-vallabhām: one dear as life
• prāṇa-vallabhām: Karma (कर्म) (object-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/2nd case), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): 'prāṇānāṃ vallabhā' = 'dearer than life'; predicate/object-complement sense with implied 'iva'

• tathā: in that way
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (प्रकारवाचक): 'in that manner'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle/emphasis (निपात)

• pūjayāmāsa: honoured/worshipped
• pūjayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) (causative: pūjay-)
• Form: Causative (णिच्/causative), Laṅ lakāra (लङ्, past/imperfect), Prathama puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• mātṛ-snehāt: out of motherly affection
• mātṛ-snehāt: Hetu (हेतु) (cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Pañcamī vibhakti (पञ्चमी/5th case), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): 'mātuḥ snehaḥ' = 'motherly affection'; ablative of cause (हेतु)

• pati-vratā: the devoted wife
• pati-vratā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/1st case), Ekavacana (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'patau vratā' = 'devoted to her husband'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tathaināṃ = tathā + enām; tathaiva = tathā + eva; mātṛsnehāt = mātṛ-snehāt

FAQs

What virtue is highlighted in this verse?

It highlights compassionate hospitality and reverence shown with mātṛ-sneha (motherly affection), presented as an ideal quality of a pativratā (devoted wife).

How does this verse relate to dharma in household life (gṛhastha)?

It portrays gṛhastha-dharma through respectful reception and care for another person—treating them as dearly as one’s own life, not merely as a social duty but as heartfelt reverence.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed?

To honor and care for others sincerely—especially those under one’s protection—so they feel safe and cherished, reflecting inner virtue rather than performative respect.