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Shloka 8

Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman

Manu’s Instruction

तस्यानुकम्पया देवी प्रीता समभवत्‌ तदा । वेदमाता ततस्तस्य तज्जप्यं समपूजयत्‌,देवी सावित्रीकी उसपर कृपा हो गयी थी; अतः वे उसके उस समयके व्यवहारसे भी प्रसन्न ही हुईं। वेदमाताने ब्राह्मणके उस नियमानुकूल जपकी मन-ही-मन प्रशंसा की

tasyānukampayā devī prītā samabhavat tadā | vedamātā tatastasyā tajjapyaṃ samapūjayat |

તેના પર અનુકંપા કરીને દેવી તે સમયે વધુ પ્રસન્ન થઈ. વેદમાતા સાવિત્રીએ તેના નિયમબદ્ધ જપને મનમાં જ સન્માન આપી સ્વીકાર્યું.

तस्यof him/that (person)
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अनुकम्पयाby compassion
अनुकम्पया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुकम्पा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
देवीthe goddess
देवी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीताpleased
प्रीता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
समभवत्became
समभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + भू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
वेदमाताthe Mother of the Veda
वेदमाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेदमातृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthereupon/then
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जप्यम्to be muttered/recited (japa-worthy); the japa
जप्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजप्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समपूजयत्honoured/praised (fully)
समपूजयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पूज्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
D
Devī (Savitrī/Vedamātā)
V
Veda (as implied by Vedamātā)
J
Japa (mantra-recitation)

Educational Q&A

When a person performs prescribed spiritual practice (japa) with discipline and in accordance with dharma, it becomes worthy of honor; such sincerity invites divine compassion and approval.

Bhīṣma describes how the Goddess—identified as Savitrī, the Mother of the Vedas—becomes pleased out of compassion and honors the man’s rule-following mantra-recitation, approving it as a righteous act.