Shloka 54

Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa

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Devanagari script

तस्या गर्भे त्वयं भावी कानीनः कुंतिनंदनः । भविष्यति सुतो देवदेवकार्यार्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasyā garbhe tvayaṃ bhāvī kānīnaḥ kuṃtinaṃdanaḥ | bhaviṣyati suto devadevakāryārthasiddhaye

Translation

彼女の胎内において汝は宿るであろう、クンティーの子よ、婚外に生まれる子として。しかしてその子は、神々の神聖なる御業の目的を成就するために現れる。

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• गर्भे: in (her) womb
• गर्भे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थकः

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• भावी: future, to be born
• भावी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + इन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) → भाविन्/भावी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भविष्यदर्थक-विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कानीनः: son of an unmarried girl
• कानीनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘कन्यायाः पुत्रः’ इत्यर्थे

• कुन्तिनन्दनः: Kuntī’s son
• कुन्तिनन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Genitive determinative): ‘कुन्त्याः नन्दनः’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• देवदेवकार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the purpose of the Lord of gods’ task
• देवदेवकार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव + कार्य + अर्थ + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समाहारः): ‘देवदेवस्य कार्यस्य अर्थः’ इत्यादि; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुंतिनंदनः → कुन्तिनन्दनः; देवदेवकार्यार्थसिद्धये → देवदेवकार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये (समास-विश्लेषण); त्वयं → तु + अयम् (सन्धि-विच्छेद)

Characters & Entities

• Kuntī

FAQs

What does the term “kānīnaḥ” mean in this verse?

Kānīnaḥ refers to a son born outside wedlock (traditionally, a child born to an unmarried woman), indicating an unconventional birth circumstance while still being framed as divinely purposeful.

How does this verse relate to the theme of divine purpose in the Padma Purana?

It presents birth and lineage as instruments of deva-kārya—“the work/purpose of the gods”—suggesting that even socially irregular situations can serve a larger cosmic or dharmic aim.

What ethical or philosophical lesson is implied by this prophecy?

The verse implies that destiny and dharma may operate beyond social labels, emphasizing intention and cosmic purpose over mere conventional status.