Shloka 64

Yudhiṣṭhira–Droṇa Saṃgrāma

Engagement and Countermeasures

Devanagari script

नमो हिरण्यवर्णाय हिरण्यकवचाय च । भक्तानुकम्पिने नित्यं सिध्यतां नो वर: प्रभो

Transliteration

namo hiraṇyavarṇāya hiraṇyakavacāya ca | bhaktānukampine nityaṃ sidhyatāṃ no varaḥ prabho ||

Translation

ಹಿರಣ್ಯವರ್ಣನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕವಚಧಾರಿಗೂ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಭಕ್ತರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿತ್ಯ ಅನುಕಂಪೆಯುಳ್ಳ ಪ್ರಭುವೇ—ನಮಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ವರ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಲಿ.

Word by Word

नमःsalutation; homage

हिरण्यवर्णायto the golden-colored one

हिरण्यकवचायto the one with golden armor

चand

भक्तानुकम्पिनेto the compassionate toward devotees

नित्यम्always

सिध्यताम्may it be accomplished; may it succeed

नःof us; our

वरःboon

प्रभोO Lord; O master

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Prabhu (the Lord, invoked deity)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid the violence and uncertainty of war, the text foregrounds bhakti and śaraṇāgati: turning to the Lord described as radiant and protective, trusting in divine compassion (anukampā) for the fulfillment of what is rightly sought.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya utters a reverential invocation—praising the Lord as golden-hued and armored—seeking successful fulfillment of a boon or desired outcome, functioning as a protective, devotional interjection within the Drona Parva war narration.