Shloka 20

The Arkāṅga Saptamī (Bhāskara Saptamī) Vow: Origin of Sūrya, Pacification of Rays, and Māgha Saptamī Observance

Devanagari script

अस्यैव दर्शनं ब्रह्मन्प्रलयानलसंमितम् । सर्वे नरादयस्सत्वा मृतावस्थां गता भुवि

Transliteration

asyaiva darśanaṃ brahmanpralayānalasaṃmitam | sarve narādayassatvā mṛtāvasthāṃ gatā bhuvi

Translation

ಓ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನೇ! ಇದರ ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರವೇ ಪ್ರಳಯಾಗ್ನಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನ; ಮನುಷ್ಯಾದಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸತ್ತ್ವಗಳು ಭುವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೃತಪ್ರಾಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದುಹೋಗಿವೆ.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• दर्शनम्: the sight/vision
• दर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रलय-अनल-संमितम्: comparable to the fire of cosmic dissolution
• प्रलय-अनल-संमितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रलय (प्रातिपदिक) + अनल (प्रातिपदिक) + संमित (मा धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्रलयानलेन संमितम् = comparable to the fire of dissolution)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• नर-आदयः: men and others
• नर-आदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नराः आदयः = men and others)

• सत्त्वाः: beings
• सत्त्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मृत-अवस्थाम्: the state of death
• मृत-अवस्थाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मृतस्य अवस्था)

• गताः: have gone/entered
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भूमि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator/speaker (context not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मन्+प्रलयानलसंमितम्→ब्रह्मन्प्रलयानलसंमितम्; नरादयः+सत्त्वाः→नरादयस्सत्वाः (विसर्ग→स्); मृतावस्थाम् = मृत+अवस्थाम्.

FAQs

What does “pralayānalasaṃmitam” mean in this verse?

It means “comparable to the fire of pralaya (cosmic dissolution),” indicating an overwhelming, world-ending intensity associated with the mere sight described.

Does this verse describe literal death or a death-like paralysis?

The phrase “mṛtāvasthāṃ gatāḥ” can indicate either actual death or a condition like death (collapse, stupor, lifelessness). The verse emphasizes the devastating effect rather than medical detail.

What is the main theological or ethical takeaway here?

It highlights the insignificance of ordinary strength before cosmic powers and the need for humility; in Purāṇic narrative logic, such scenes often prompt seekers to turn toward divine refuge and dharma.