Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 13

The Rohiṇī–Candra Śayana Vow

Lunar Bed-Vow with Rohiṇī

Devanagari script

शिरः शशांकाय नमो मुरारेर्विश्वेश्वरायाथ नमः किरीटं । पद्मप्रिये रोहिणीनाम लक्ष्मि सौभाग्यसौख्यामृतसागराय

Transliteration

śiraḥ śaśāṃkāya namo murārerviśveśvarāyātha namaḥ kirīṭaṃ | padmapriye rohiṇīnāma lakṣmi saubhāgyasaukhyāmṛtasāgarāya

Translation

ಚಂದ್ರಧೃತ ಶಿರಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಮುರಾರಿ ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಕಿರೀಟಕ್ಕೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಹೇ ಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಿಯೆ, ರೋಹಿಣೀ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ! ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯಸೌಖ್ಯಗಳ ಅಮೃತಸಾಗರಸ್ವರೂಪಳಾದ ನಿನಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Word by Word

• śiraḥ: the head
• śiraḥ: Karta/Topic (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as topic/subject ‘head’

• śaśāṃkāya: to Śaśāṅka (the Moon)
• śaśāṃkāya: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśāṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; dative singular

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक)

• murāreḥ: of Murāri (Vishnu/Krishna)
• murāreḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: murāri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular

• viśveśvarāya: to the Lord of the universe
• viśveśvarāya: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (तत्पुरुष: ‘viśvasya īśvaraḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; dative singular

• atha: then/and
• atha: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/क्रम); ‘then/and now’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक)

• kirīṭam: the crown
• kirīṭam: Karta/Topic (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kirīṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as topic/subject ‘crown’

• padma-priye: O lotus-beloved (Lakṣmī)
• padma-priye: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (तत्पुरुष: ‘padmasya priyaḥ/प्रियā’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/सप्तमी एकवचन; here as संबोधन (vocative) addressing Lakṣmī

• rohiṇīnām: of the Rohiṇīs
• rohiṇīnām: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; genitive plural

• lakṣmi: O Lakṣmī
• lakṣmi: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular

• saubhāgya-saukhya-amṛta-sāgarāya: to the ocean of fortune, happiness, and nectar
• saubhāgya-saukhya-amṛta-sāgarāya: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-समास (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय: ‘saubhāgya-saukhya-amṛtasya sāgaraḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; dative singular

Speaker

Unspecified (stotra-style invocation within the narrative context of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमो मुरारेः = namaḥ + murāreḥ (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि); मुरारेर्विश्वेश्वराय = murāreḥ + viśveśvarāya (ः + व् → र्व्).

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Murāri)
• Lakshmi
• Rohiṇī

FAQs

Who is addressed in this verse—Vishnu, Lakshmi, or both?

Both are invoked: Murāri/Viśveśvara refers to Viṣṇu, while Padmapriyā and Lakṣmī (named Rohiṇī) directly address Lakṣmī.

What is the devotional (bhakti) emphasis of the verse?

It functions as a stotra-like salutation, praising divine attributes and seeking auspiciousness (saubhāgya) and well-being (saukhya) through reverent remembrance.

Why is Lakshmi called “Padmapriyā” and “Rohiṇī” here?

Padmapriyā highlights Lakṣmī’s lotus association (purity, prosperity). “Rohiṇī-nāma” presents an epithet/alternate name within the text’s devotional register, identifying her as a bestower of prosperity and happiness.