Shloka 34
Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti
Chapter 82
Devanagari script
यथा सुराणां सर्वेषामादिस्तु मधुसूदन:
Transliteration
yathā surāṇāṁ sarveṣām ādis tu madhusūdanaḥ
Translation
「あたかもマドゥスーダナが、あらゆる神々の原初の源であるように…」
Word by Word
यथाjust as / as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
सुराणाम्of the gods
सुराणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसुर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आदिःthe beginning / origin
आदिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut / indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मधुसूदनःMadhusudana (Krishna, slayer of Madhu)
मधुसूदनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)S
surāḥ (the gods/devas)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line asserts a theological hierarchy: Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu) is presented as the primordial origin or first cause even of the devas, implying that divine authority and refuge ultimately rest in him.
The speaker is offering a laudatory statement (stuti) that frames Madhusūdana as the source of all gods, likely as part of a larger comparison or argument establishing his supremacy and worthiness of reverence.