Shloka 63

Glory of Nīla Mountain and the Prelude to King Ratnagrīva’s Legend

Devanagari script

को देवो गर्भनाशाय किं तीर्थं च क्षमं भवेत् । यूयं सर्वगताः श्रेष्ठाः समाधिध्यानतत्पराः

Transliteration

ko devo garbhanāśāya kiṃ tīrthaṃ ca kṣamaṃ bhavet | yūyaṃ sarvagatāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ samādhidhyānatatparāḥ

Translation

Dewa manakah yang patut dipuja untuk mencegah gugurnya kandungan, dan tīrtha manakah yang layak untuk tujuan ini? Kalian, wahai yang terbaik, laksana serba-meliputi, tekun dalam samādhi dan dhyāna.

Word by Word

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• देवः: god/deity
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गर्भनाशाय: for destroying the fetus/pregnancy
• गर्भनाशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ + नाश (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गर्भस्य नाशः)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक

• तीर्थम्: holy place/pilgrimage site
• तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्षमम्: effective/competent
• क्षमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् to 'तीर्थम्' (fit/effective)

• भवेत्: might be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वगताः: all-pervading
• सर्वगताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गत (प्रातिपदिक; गत = गम्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used adjectivally; कर्मधारय (सर्वत्र गताः)

• श्रेष्ठाः: excellent/best
• श्रेष्ठाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समाधिध्यानतत्पराः: devoted to samādhi and meditation
• समाधिध्यानतत्पराः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि + ध्यान + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (समाधौ ध्याने च तत्पराः / समाधि-ध्यानयोः तत्पराः)

Speaker

Unspecified (a petitioner addressing revered sages/ascetics)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गर्भनाशाय = गर्भ + नाशाय; समाधिध्यानतत्पराः = समाधि + ध्यान + तत्पराः

FAQs

What is being asked in this verse?

The speaker asks which deity should be approached regarding miscarriage/fetal loss and which tīrtha is considered effective for that aim, while acknowledging the addressed sages as spiritually accomplished.

Does this verse name a specific deity or pilgrimage site?

No. This line frames a question and a respectful address; the specific deity/tīrtha would typically be supplied in subsequent verses or the surrounding narrative.

Why does the verse praise the listeners as devoted to samādhi and dhyāna?

It functions as a conventional mark of reverence in Purāṇic dialogue: the petitioner establishes the authority of the sages/ascetics as reliable guides due to their meditative attainment and spiritual excellence.