Shloka 111

Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat

Devanagari script

तपनमंडलमंडितकंधरे पृथुसुवर्णनगद्युतिहारिके । विषमभंगविषंगमभीषितो गिरिसुते भवतीमहमाश्रये

Transliteration

tapanamaṃḍalamaṃḍitakaṃdhare pṛthusuvarṇanagadyutihārike | viṣamabhaṃgaviṣaṃgamabhīṣito girisute bhavatīmahamāśraye

Translation

山の御娘よ。御首は日輪のごとき環に飾られ、広大なる黄金の荘厳の輝きを帯びたまう。均衡の崩れと離別の危難におびえ、私はあなたに帰依いたします。

Word by Word

• तपनमण्डलमण्डितकन्धरे: O (Goddess) whose neck/shoulders are adorned with a solar orb
• तपनमण्डलमण्डितकन्धरे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपन-मण्डल-मण्डित-कन्धर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘यस्याः कन्धरः ...’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पृथुसुवर्णनगद्युतिहारिके: O (Goddess) who bears the radiance of a broad golden mountain
• पृथुसुवर्णनगद्युतिहारिके: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु-सुवर्ण-नग-द्युति-हारिक (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विषमभङ्गविषङ्गमभीषितः: frightened by difficult obstacles and dangers
• विषमभङ्गविषङ्गमभीषितः: कर्ता (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम-भङ्ग-विषङ्गम-भीषित (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental/causal sense: ‘विषमभङ्गविषङ्गमेन भीषितः’), भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अहम् इति विशेषणम्

• गिरिसुते: O daughter of the mountain
• गिरिसुते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि-सुता (प्रातिपदिक: गिरि + सुता)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गिरेः सुता’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवतीम्: you (revered lady)
• भवतीम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्रये: take refuge in
• आश्रये: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रि (धातु) (आ + श्रि)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

A devotee/narratorial voice addressing Goddess Pārvatī (Girisuta)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवतीमहमाश्रये → भवतीम् अहम् आश्रये. दीर्घ-समासपदानि सम्बोधन-एकवचनान्तानि (…कन्धरे, …हारिके)।

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (Girisutā)

FAQs

Who is being praised in this shloka?

The verse addresses Girisutā—Goddess Pārvatī, the daughter of the Himalaya—praising her radiant adornments and seeking her protection.

What does “I take refuge in you” signify here?

It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): the speaker seeks spiritual protection and steadiness from the Goddess amid fear, instability, or separation.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson of the verse?

When disturbed by imbalance and anxiety, one should turn to the Divine with humility and trust, cultivating inner steadiness through devotion and surrender.