Shloka 22

पायसप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation of the Divine Payasa and the Avatara Resolution

Devanagari script

अभिवाद्य च तद्भूतमद्भुतं प्रियदर्शनम्।मुदा परमया युक्तश्चकाराभिप्रदक्षिणम्।।।।

Transliteration

abhivādya ca tad bhūtam adbhutaṃ priyadarśanam | mudā paramayā yuktaś cakārābhipradakṣiṇam ||

Translation

ಆ ಅದ್ಭುತ, ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶನ ಭೂತವನ್ನು ಅಭಿವಾದಿಸಿ, ಪರಮ ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತನಾಗಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದನು.

Word by Word

• abhivādya: having saluted
• abhivādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (वद् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय)

• tat-bhūtam: that being
• tat-bhūtam: Karma (कर्म) of abhivādya
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; समासः तत्पुरुषः (tat bhūtam = that being)

• adbhutam: wonderful
• adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective of tat-bhūtam

• priya-darśanam: of pleasing appearance
• priya-darśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहिः (yasya darśanaṃ priyam) qualifying tat-bhūtam

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण) / manner
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental of manner

• paramayā: supreme, utmost
• paramayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of mudā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; adjective of mudā

• yuktaḥ: endowed/filled (with)
• yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with implied subject (Daśaratha)

• cakāra: did/performed
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• abhi-pradakṣiṇam: circumambulation
• abhi-pradakṣiṇam: Karma (कर्म) of cakāra
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhi (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; अव्ययीभावः (abhi + pradakṣiṇam) meaning 'circumambulation'

Context

Overwhelmed with great joy, he, walked around that wonderful being of pleasant countenance again and again and saluated him respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• divine being (tad bhūta)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Respect expressed through right conduct: salutation and circumambulation are traditional markers of honoring holiness and authority.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha responds to the divine visitor who has brought the sacred pāyasa by offering formal reverence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā (reverent faith) joined with disciplined etiquette—joy is guided into proper, dhārmic action.