Verse 8

Akshamalika

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अथोवाच ये देवा दिविषदस्तेभ्यो नमो भगवन्तोऽनुमदन्तु शोभायै । पितरोऽनुमदन्तु शोभायै ज्ञानमयीम् अक्षमालिकाम् ॥८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अथ । उवाच । ये । देवाः । दिवि-सदः । तेभ्यः । नमः । भगवन्तः । अनुमदन्तु । शोभायै । पितरः । अनुमदन्तु । शोभायै । ज्ञान-मयीम् । अक्षा-मालिकाम् ।

IAST Transliteration

atho uvāca ye devā divi-sadas tebhyo namo bhagavanto 'numadantu śobhāyai | pitaro 'numadantu śobhāyai jñāna-mayīm akṣa-mālikām ||8||

Translation

Lalu ia berkata: “Kepada para dewa yang berdiam di surga, hormatlah. Wahai Yang Mulia, berkenanlah demi kemuliaan dan keberkahan; para leluhur pun berkenanlah demi keberkahan—atas aksamalika yang tersusun dari pengetahuan suci ini.”

Academic Translation

Then he said: ‘To those gods who dwell in heaven—to them (be) reverence. May the venerable ones grant assent for auspiciousness; may the Fathers grant assent for auspiciousness—to this rosary made of knowledge.’

Verse Context

• Īśvara-anugraha (grace) supporting Jñāna-sādhana
• Mahavakya: Indirect: frames a devotional/ritual context that culminates in nondual insight taught by mahāvākyas.
• Atharva
• Atharva (late/sectarian; exact śākhā not securely attested) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose