Shloka 2

The Glory of Lamp-Donation

in Kārttika

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । पुरैकदा मुनिश्रेष्ठ व्यासं सत्यवतीसुतम् । जैमिनिः पृष्टवानेतदारेभे कथितं मुनिः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | puraikadā muniśreṣṭha vyāsaṃ satyavatīsutam | jaiminiḥ pṛṣṭavānetadārebhe kathitaṃ muniḥ

Translation

Sūta berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik di antara para resi, dahulu kala Jaimini menanyakan hal ini kepada Vyāsa, putra Satyavatī; lalu sang muni mulai menuturkannya.”

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Time/कालवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: formerly)

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Time/कालवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (once)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठः मुनिः)

• व्यासम्: Vyāsa
• व्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सत्यवती-सुतम्: son of Satyavatī
• सत्यवती-सुतम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यवत्याः सुतः)

• जैमिनिः: Jaimini
• जैमिनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पृष्टवान्: having asked
• पृष्टवान्: Kriya (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवतु-प्रत्यय; भूतकाले); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having asked’ (perfective past active participle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; निर्देश्य

• आरेभे: began
• आरेभे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कथितम्: told, narrated
• कथितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘told/related’ (past passive participle)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुरैकदा → पुरा एकदा (आ + ए = ऐ); पृष्टवानेतत् → पृष्टवान् एतत् (न् + ए); एतदारेभे → एतत् आरेभे (द् + आ).

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Vyāsa
• Satyavatī
• Jaimini

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and what is the narrative setup?

Sūta is speaking, introducing a past event where Jaimini questioned Vyāsa (Satyavatī’s son), and Vyāsa began the narration.

What does this verse indicate about how the Padma Purana transmits its teachings?

It signals a layered, teacher–disciple transmission: Sūta recounts an earlier dialogue in which Jaimini asks and Vyāsa answers, establishing authority and continuity.

What is the ethical or pedagogical lesson implied by this dialogue frame?

The verse highlights disciplined inquiry (Jaimini’s questioning) and responsible instruction (Vyāsa’s narration), modeling how sacred knowledge is sought and conveyed.