Shloka 71

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

रसातलं पुनः प्राप्तौ परितोषसमन्वितौ ।

तथा च कृतवान् श्राद्धं स नागः कंबलानुजः ॥

Transliteration

rasātalaṃ punaḥ prāptau paritoṣasamanvitau | tathā ca kṛtavān śrāddhaṃ sa nāgaḥ kambalānujaḥ ||

Translation

二者は満足に満ちて、再びラサータラ（Rasātala）へ帰った。そしてそのとおり、カンバラの弟であるそのナーガはシュラーダ（śrāddha）を執り行った。

Word by Word

• रसातलम्: to Rasātala (netherworld)
• रसातलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (destination)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• प्राप्तौ: the two returned/arrived
• प्राप्तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘प्राप्त’ का; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः—‘तौ’ (understood)

• परितोषसमन्वितौ: endowed with satisfaction
• परितोषसमन्वितौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परितोष + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक); तत्पुरुष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण (परितोषेण समन्वितौ)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thus/in that manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• कृतवान्: did/performed
• कृतवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवतुँ (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्तवतुँ/perfect participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘स नागः’

• श्राद्धम्: the śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता

• नागः: the serpent
• नागः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता (apposition to ‘सः’)

• कंबलानुजः: younger brother of Kambala
• कंबलानुजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंबल + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक); तत्पुरुष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कंबलस्य अनुजः)

Speakers

• Narrator

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Śiva (as the boon-giver in context)

Key Themes

• Netherworld cosmography (Rasātala reference)
• Ritual observance (śrāddha)
• Obedience to divine instruction

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Satisfaction (paritoṣa) follows right relationship: grace received, instruction followed, rite performed. The text links well-being to obedient execution of dharma rather than mere wishing.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ānucarita with a minor cosmographic pointer (Rasātala), but not a formal Sarga/Manvantara passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

Rasātala can symbolize the ‘lower’ strata of consciousness; bringing dharmic rite there suggests that even instinctual/serpentine layers can be purified and made vehicles for higher manifestation.