Shloka 112

The Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse

Devanagari script

नाभिं सौख्यसमुद्राय वामनाय तथोदरम् । हृदयं हृदयेशाय स्तनावाह्लादकारिणे

Transliteration

nābhiṃ saukhyasamudrāya vāmanāya tathodaram | hṛdayaṃ hṛdayeśāya stanāvāhlādakāriṇe

Translation

ಸೌಖ್ಯಸಮುದ್ರಸ್ವರೂಪವಾದ ನಾಭಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ವಾಮನಸ್ವರೂಪನಿಗೂ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಅವನ ಉದರಕ್ಕೂ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಹೃದಯೇಶ್ವರನ ಹೃದಯಕ್ಕೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಆನಂದಕಾರಕ ಸ್ತನಯುಗ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Word by Word

• नाभिम्: navel
• नाभिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सौख्य-समुद्राय: to the ocean of happiness
• सौख्य-समुद्राय: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य + समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सौख्यरूपः समुद्रः)

• वामनाय: to Vāmana
• वामनाय: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• उदरम्: belly/abdomen
• उदरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हृदय-ईशाय: to the lord of the heart
• हृदय-ईशाय: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हृदयस्य ईशः)

• स्तन-अवाह्लाद-कारिणे: to the one who delights the breasts
• स्तन-अवाह्लाद-कारिणे: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन + आवाह्लाद + कृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (स्तनान् आवाह्लादं करोति इति)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सौख्यसमुद्राय = सौख्य-समुद्राय; तथोदरम् = तथा + उदरम्; हृदयेशाय = हृदय-ईशाय; स्तनावाह्लादकारिणे = स्तन-आवाह्लाद-कारिणे.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the devotional focus of this verse?

It functions like a stotra-style salutation, praising Viṣṇu (specifically Vāmana) through sacred bodily imagery—navel, belly, heart, and breasts—as loci of divine bliss and joy.

Why is the navel described as an “ocean of bliss”?

In Vaiṣṇava symbolism, the navel is associated with creative potency and auspiciousness; calling it an ocean of bliss expresses inexhaustible divine beatitude and beneficence.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied?

The verse models focused devotion (bhakti) through reverential remembrance: contemplating divine attributes and forms as a means to cultivate inner joy, humility, and steadiness of heart.