Shloka 29

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

तुष्टाव गीर्भिश्च ततस्तत्र देवीṃ सरस्वतीम् ।

तन्मना नियताहारो भूत्वा त्रिषवणाप्लुतः ॥

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva gīrbhiś ca tatas tatra devīṁ sarasvatīm | tan-manā niyatāhāro bhūtvā triṣavaṇāplutaḥ ||

Translation

ನಂತರ ಅವನು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವಿ ಸರಸ್ವತಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿದನು; ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಅವಳಲ್ಲೇ ಸ್ಥಿರಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ನಿಯಮಿತ ಆಹಾರದಿಂದ ಜೀವಿಸಿ, ತ್ರಿಸಂಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು।

Word by Word

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गीर्भिः: with words/hymns
• गीर्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-शब्दात्)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (then/thereafter)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular); देवीम्-शब्दस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

• तत्-मनाः: with mind fixed on her/that
• तत्-मनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (yasya manaḥ tatra = whose mind is on that [goddess]); विशेषणम् (of the ascetic)

• नियताहारः: of regulated diet
• नियताहारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (regulated + food/intake); विशेषणम्

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having become’

• त्रिषवणाप्लुतः: bathed thrice daily
• त्रिषवणाप्लुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + सवण + आप्लुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √प्लु ‘to bathe’ + क्त, उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (triṣavaṇeṣu āplutaḥ = bathed at the three daily rites); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम्

Speakers

• Narrator: Jaḍa

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī

Shakti Aspects

• Sarasvatī (goddess of speech/knowledge; here as iṣṭa-devatā of hymn and tapas)

Key Themes

• Śākta devotion (to Sarasvatī)
• Stotra
• Tapas discipline
• Ritual purity (tri-sandhyā)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Devotion is paired with discipline: praise (stotra) without self-regulation is incomplete; regulated food and sandhyā-aligned purification stabilize mind and speech.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not pañcalakṣaṇa; it is sādhana-oriented narrative (Ākhyāna) with ritual markers.

What is the esoteric significance?

Sarasvatī governs vāk (speech) and buddhi (intellect); tri-savaṇa purification symbolizes aligning prāṇa and mind with the day’s three energetic ‘gates,’ making mantra effective.