Shloka 73

Narmadā

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

Devanagari script

प्रातर्व्योममणिं दृष्ट्वा मन्यमानाः स्वजीवितम् । विज्ञाप्य मातरं स्वांस्वां गौरीं पूजयितुं गताः

Transliteration

prātarvyomamaṇiṃ dṛṣṭvā manyamānāḥ svajīvitam | vijñāpya mātaraṃ svāṃsvāṃ gaurīṃ pūjayituṃ gatāḥ

Translation

暁に天の宝珠たる太陽を見て、それを己が命と思い、各々母に告げて、ガウリーを礼拝しに出かけた。

Word by Word

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb): 'in the morning'

• व्योम-मणिम्: the sky-jewel (the sun)
• व्योम-मणिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of दृष्ट्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योम (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'व्योम्नः मणिः' (jewel of the sky = sun)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having seen'

• मन्यमानाः: thinking, considering
• मन्यमानाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त; आत्मनेपद वर्तमानकृदन्त/शानच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) रूपेण, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); आत्मनेपदी वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present middle participle); स्त्रीवाच्ये ताः इत्यस्य विशेषणत्वेन (agreeing in sense with feminine plural subject)

• स्व-जीवितम्: their own life
• स्व-जीवितम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of मन्यमानाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: 'स्वं जीवितम्' (one's own life)

• विज्ञाप्य: having informed
• विज्ञाप्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √ज्ञा (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → √ज्ञप् (धात्वादेश/प्रयोग) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having informed/announced'

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of विज्ञाप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वाम्: one's own
• स्वाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier of मातरम्): 'one's own'

• स्वाम्: her own (each)
• स्वाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (distributive repetition) 'each her own'

• गौरीम्: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of पूजयितुम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजयितुम्: to worship
• पूजयितुम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) + तुमुन् (infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive); 'to worship'

• गताः: went
• गताः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
• Form: क्तान्त कृदन्त (Past participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) (agreeing with implied subject ताः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रातर्व्योममणिं → प्रातर् व्योम-मणिम्; स्वांस्वां → स्वाम् स्वाम् (distributive); पूजयितुं → पूजयितुम्

Characters & Entities

• Vyomamaṇi (Sun)
• Gaurī

FAQs

Who is ‘vyomamaṇi’ in this verse?

‘Vyomamaṇi’ literally means “jewel of the sky” and is a common poetic epithet for the sun, especially in dawn contexts.

What devotional emphasis does this verse convey?

It links daily cosmic order (seeing the sun at dawn) with immediate religious practice—promptly going to worship Gaurī—showing devotion integrated into routine life.

What ethical or practical lesson is implied here?

A discipline of gratitude and reverence: begin the day by acknowledging life-sustaining forces (the sun) and then proceed to worship with proper respect, including informing one’s family/guardians.