Shloka 86

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

ततोऽपतत् पुष्पवृष्टिर्देववाद्यादिनिस्वनः ।

लेभिरे च मुदं देवा अनसूयामथाब्रुवन् ॥

Transliteration

tato 'patat puṣpa-vṛṣṭir deva-vādyādi-nisvanaḥ | lebhire ca mudaṃ devā anasūyām athābruvan ||

Translation

「その後、天の楽器の音とともに花の雨が降った。神々は歓喜に満ち、アナスーヤーに語りかけた。」

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरवाचक

• apatat: fell / descended
• apatat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• puṣpa-vṛṣṭiḥ: a shower of flowers
• puṣpa-vṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• deva-vādya-ādi-nisvanaḥ: the sound of divine instruments etc.
• deva-vādya-ādi-nisvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vādya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + nisvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (समाहार/निर्देश: देववाध्यानां आदीनां निस्वनः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• lebhire: obtained / felt
• lebhire: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mudam: joy
• mudam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• anasūyām: Anasūyā
• anasūyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anasūyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/प्रारम्भवाचक (then/thereupon)

• abruvan: said / spoke
• abruvan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

Speakers

• Narrative voice (within pitā–putra saṃvāda); devas prepare to speak

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Divine sanction
• Auspicious omens
• Merit recognition

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Purāṇic idiom uses cosmic ‘omens’ to show that moral order (ṛta/dharma) is acknowledged by higher realms. Virtue attracts harmony—symbolized by flowers (māṅgalya) and music (sāttvika resonance).

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna: narrative confirmation through divine response; not a manvantara or sarga passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

Flower-rain signifies subtle blessings (sūkṣma anugraha) descending when a vow reaches completion (siddhi). Celestial sound indicates alignment with higher ‘vibration’—a poetic rendering of spiritual attainment.