Shloka 199

Merit of Causeways and Crossings, Temple Construction Rewards, and the Rudrākṣa Mahātmya

Devanagari script

यः पुनर्मंत्रसंयुक्तं धारयेद्भुवि मानवः । गुणास्तस्य महत्त्वं च कथितुं नैव शक्यते

Transliteration

yaḥ punarmaṃtrasaṃyuktaṃ dhārayedbhuvi mānavaḥ | guṇāstasya mahattvaṃ ca kathituṃ naiva śakyate

Translation

しかし地上の人で、真言と結びつき加持されたものを身に帯びる者の徳と偉大さは、まことに言葉では語り尽くせない。

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• punar: again; further
• punar: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/पुनः (adverb: again/further)

• maṃtra-saṃyuktam: endowed/combined with mantra
• maṃtra-saṃyuktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃtra-saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्र + संयुक्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying object)

• dhārayet: should wear/hold
• dhārayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mānavaḥ: a man
• mānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• guṇāḥ: qualities/merits
• guṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• mahattvam: greatness
• mahattvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• kathitum: to describe
• kathitum: Prayojana/Anukriya (Purpose/Complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable infinitive)

• na: not
• na: Negation (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Emphasis particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)

• śakyate: is possible
• śakyate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: 'is possible')

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Adhyaya 59 context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: punarmaṃtra- → punar maṃtra-. dhārayedbhuvi → dhārayet bhuvi. guṇāstasya → guṇāḥ tasya. naiva → na eva.

FAQs

What practice is this verse praising?

It praises dhāraṇa—bearing or wearing something that is mantra-saṃyukta (empowered/associated with a sacred mantra), implying spiritual merit and elevated qualities.

How does this verse emphasize the power of mantra in the Padma Purana?

It presents mantra as a sanctifying force: when something is connected with mantra and borne with faith, the person’s guṇas (virtues) and mahattva (spiritual stature) become immeasurable in description.

What is the ethical or devotional lesson implied here?

The implied lesson is reverence and disciplined practice: sacred power is approached through proper mantra-linked observance, cultivating virtues that surpass ordinary praise.