Shloka 77

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva

Devanagari script

अमी च ऋषयः सर्वे तव भक्ताः कृतक्षणाः । अहं च जमदग्निश्च भारद्वाजश्च लोमशः

Transliteration

amī ca ṛṣayaḥ sarve tava bhaktāḥ kṛtakṣaṇāḥ | ahaṃ ca jamadagniśca bhāradvājaśca lomaśaḥ

Translation

ບັນດາຣິຊີທັງຫມົດນີ້ເປັນຜູ້ມີພັກຕິຕໍ່ພຣະອົງ ພ້ອມໃນພຽງຊົ່ວພິບຕາ. ແລະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍ—ພ້ອມຈະມະດັກນີ, ພາຣັດວາຈ ແລະ ໂລມະຊະ—ຢືນຢູ່ຕໍ່ໜ້າພຣະອົງ.

Word by Word

• अमी: these (those)
• अमी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Pronoun, Nominative plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Nominative plural adjective)

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Genitive singular pronoun)

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Past passive participle used substantively; Nominative plural)

• कृतक्षणाः: having done (their) moment/appointed time; ready/with time completed
• कृतक्षणाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-क्षण (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + क्षण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Nominative plural adjective)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Nominative singular pronoun)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• जमदग्निः: Jamadagni
• जमदग्निः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• भारद्वाजः: Bhāradvāja
• भारद्वाजः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/speaker within Adhyaya 33)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जमदग्निश्च = जमदग्निः + च; भारद्वाजश्च = भारद्वाजः + च.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Jamadagni
• Bhāradvāja
• Lomaśa

FAQs

What is the central message of this verse?

It identifies a gathering of ṛṣis as devoted followers of the addressed deity/person, emphasizing readiness and devotion (bhakti) and naming prominent sages among them.

Who are Jamadagni, Bhāradvāja, and Lomaśa in the Purāṇic tradition?

They are well-known sages (ṛṣis) across Purāṇic and Itihāsa literature—Jamadagni is associated with the Bhṛgu lineage and Paraśurāma; Bhāradvāja is a major Vedic seer; Lomaśa appears as a widely traveling sage in several narratives.

How does this verse emphasize bhakti?

By explicitly calling the sages “your devotees” (tava bhaktāḥ) and portraying them as immediately prepared/attentive (kṛtakṣaṇāḥ), the verse frames spiritual authority in terms of devotion and responsiveness.