Shloka 113

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

नाल्पेन तपसा लभ्यं दर्शनं तव वासव । एवं गेहे मया यत्ते प्रियं कार्यं तदुच्यताम्

Transliteration

nālpena tapasā labhyaṃ darśanaṃ tava vāsava | evaṃ gehe mayā yatte priyaṃ kāryaṃ taducyatām

Translation

ヴァーサヴァよ、あなたの御姿を拝することは、わずかな苦行では得られません。かくして我が家にお越しになった以上、あなたの愛する目的、成し遂げるべきことをお告げください。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधबोधक अव्यय (negation)

• अल्पेन: by small (amount)
• अल्पेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of तपसा)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• लभ्यम्: obtainable
• लभ्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective of दर्शनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ्य (कृदन्त; √लभ् ‘to obtain’)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘obtainable’

• दर्शनम्: sight/vision (of you)
• दर्शनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वासव: O Vāsava (Indra)
• वासव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/in this way’)

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्तृ/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative marker)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक विशेषण (of कार्यम्)

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन (enclitic)

• प्रियम्: dear/pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कार्यम्)

• कार्यम्: task; thing to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of उच्यताम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; from √कृ, ‘to be done’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Resumptive object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कार्यम्; resumptive)

• उच्यताम्: let it be stated
• उच्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be said’

Speaker

Unspecified in provided excerpt (a host addressing Indra/Vāsava)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नाल्पेन → न + अल्पेन; यत्ते → यत् + ते; तदुच्यताम् → तत् + उच्यताम्.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about attaining divine audience (darśana)?

It states that the vision/audience of Indra (Vāsava) is not gained through minimal austerity, implying that significant spiritual effort or merit is required for such encounters.

Why is Indra addressed as “Vāsava” in this shloka?

“Vāsava” is a common epithet of Indra, meaning the descendant/son of Vasu (or connected with the Vasus), used here as a respectful form of address.

What ethical or social norm is reflected in the host’s question?

The verse reflects the etiquette of hospitality and inquiry: when an honored guest arrives, the host respectfully asks the purpose of the visit so it may be fulfilled.