Shloka 69

Narmadā

Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins

Devanagari script

योगिन्य इव ताः कन्या नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनाः । अलक्ष्यध्यानसंतानाः पुरुषोत्तममानसाः

Transliteration

yoginya iva tāḥ kanyā nāsāgranyastalocanāḥ | alakṣyadhyānasaṃtānāḥ puruṣottamamānasāḥ

Translation

その乙女たちはヨーギニーのようであった。眼は鼻先に定められ、捉えがたきものへの瞑想が途切れぬ流れとなって続き、心はことごとくプルショーत्तマ（至上の御方）に据えられていた。

Word by Word

• योगिन्यः: female yogins
• योगिन्यः: उपमान (Upamāna/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इव: like, as if
• इव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कन्याः: maidens, girls
• कन्याः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to ताः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नासाग्र-न्यस्त-लोचनाः: with eyes fixed on the tip of the nose
• नासाग्र-न्यस्त-लोचनाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier of कन्‍याः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यस्त (कृदन्त; √न्यस्/न्यास् धातु) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष-समासभावः: 'नासायाः अग्रे न्यस्ते लोचने यस्याः' (eyes placed on the tip of the nose)

• अलक्ष्य-ध्यान-संतानाः: with an unbroken (subtle) flow of meditation
• अलक्ष्य-ध्यान-संतानाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier of कन्‍याः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + संतान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः: 'अलक्ष्ये (अदृश्ये) ध्याने संतानः (प्रवाहः) यस्याः' (having an unbroken stream of subtle/imperceptible meditation)

• पुरुषोत्तम-मानसाः: having minds fixed on Puruṣottama
• पुरुषोत्तम-मानसाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier of कन्‍याः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'पुरुषोत्तमस्य मानसं (चित्तं) यस्याः' (whose mind is on/for Puruṣottama)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: योगिन्य इव → योगिन्यः इव; नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनाः → नासाग्र-न्यस्त-लोचनाः; अलक्ष्यध्यानसंतानाः → अलक्ष्य-ध्यान-संतानाः; पुरुषोत्तममानसाः → पुरुषोत्तम-मानसाः

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What yogic practice is implied by “eyes fixed on the tip of the nose” (nāsāgranyasta-locanāḥ)?

It indicates a classic meditative discipline of steadying attention by fixing the gaze at the nose-tip, supporting concentration and inward absorption (dhyāna).

How can the verse mention both “the Imperceptible” (alakṣya) and “Puruṣottama” together?

The verse portrays deep contemplation where the Supreme (Puruṣottama) is realized as subtle and not an ordinary sensory object—hence “imperceptible”—while still affirming a Vaiṣṇava focus on the Supreme Person.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does this verse emphasize?

It praises steadiness and single-pointed devotion: sustained meditation and a mind anchored in the Supreme are presented as marks of advanced spiritual discipline.