Shloka 56

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

महादेवप्रसादेन महेश्वरमतेन च ।

सर्व एते नृणां नित्यं तुष्टिमाशु व्रजन्तु ते ॥

Transliteration

mahādeva-prasādena maheśvara-matena ca |

sarva ete nṛṇāṃ nityaṃ tuṣṭim āśu vrajantu te ||

Translation

ដោយព្រះគុណរបស់មហាទេវ (Mahādeva) និងតាមបញ្ញត្តិរបស់មហេស្វរ (Maheśvara) សូមឲ្យសត្វទាំងនេះទាំងអស់ ឈានដល់ការពេញចិត្តយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស ជានិច្ច ចំពោះមនុស្ស។

Word by Word

• mahādeva-prasādena: by the grace of Mahādeva
• mahādeva-prasādena: Hetu/Kāraṇa (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahādevasya prasādaḥ)

• maheśvara-matena: by the opinion/command of Maheśvara
• maheśvara-matena: Hetu/Kāraṇa (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (maheśvarasya matam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; demonstrative pronoun

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla (कालाधिकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय) meaning ‘always/constantly’

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction
• tuṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (शीघ्रार्थक अव्यय)

• vrajantu: let them go/attain
• vrajantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (व्रज्, धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (आज्ञार्थ), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Plural; parasmaipada

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; pronoun used appositionally

Speakers

• Instructional prayer voice (speaker not specified in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Mahādeva/Maheśvara)

Key Themes

• Śaiva authority
• Grace (prasāda)
• Appeasement of spirits/hosts
• Protection of humans

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual efficacy is grounded in divine sanction: the pacification is not merely transactional but placed under the umbrella of īśvara-prasāda (grace), reinforcing humility and dependence on higher order.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/Dharma and sectarian framing (Śaiva). Ancillary to the five classical Purāṇic topics.

What is the esoteric significance?

Mahādeva symbolizes the transcendent regulator of liminal forces (bhūtas/gaṇas). Appeasement ‘according to Maheśvara’s ordinance’ implies bringing chaotic energies back under cosmic governance.