Shloka 376

Devanagari script

अथागमत्‌ त्रिनयन: सुप्रीतो वरदस्तदा । “अरुन्धतीको कठोर नियमका आश्रय लेकर तपस्या करती देख नत्रिनेत्रधारी वरदायक भगवान्‌ शंकर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए

Transliteration

athāgamat trinayanaḥ suprīto varadas tadā | arundhatīko kaṭhora-niyamakā āśrayaṃ kṛtvā tapasyaṃ kurvatīṃ dṛṣṭvā netra-traya-dhārī varadāyakaḥ bhagavān śaṅkaraḥ baḍe prasannaḥ abhavat ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then the three-eyed Lord, the gracious giver of boons, came there, greatly pleased. Seeing Arundhatī engaged in austere penance, steadfastly supported by strict vows and self-discipline, the three-eyed Bhagavān Śaṅkara became deeply satisfied—affirming that sincere restraint and devoted practice, rather than mere power, draw divine favor.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आगमत्: came/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (गम्)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्रिनयनः: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• त्रिनयनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिनयन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुप्रीतः: very pleased
• सुप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरदः: boon-giver
• वरदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Trinayana (Śiva)
• Śaṅkara
• Arundhatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity grounded in disciplined vows (niyama) and sincere devotion attracts divine grace; ethical self-restraint is portrayed as spiritually efficacious and worthy of blessing.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Śiva—the three-eyed boon-giver—arrives and becomes pleased upon witnessing Arundhatī performing rigorous penance supported by strict observances.