Shloka 20

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava

Devanagari script

तपसा तोषिता देवी जनकेन गिरीन्द्रजा / प्रायच्छज्जानकीं सीतां राममेवाश्रिता पतिम्

Transliteration

tapasā toṣitā devī janakena girīndrajā / prāyacchajjānakīṃ sītāṃ rāmamevāśritā patim

Translation

ജനകന്റെ തപസ്സിൽ പ്രസന്നയായ ഗിരീന്ദ്രപുത്രിയായ ദേവി, ഭർത്താവായും ശരണമായും രാമനെയേ ആശ്രയിച്ച ജാനകീ സീതയെ ദാനമായി നൽകി.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; करण (means)

• तोषिता: pleased, satisfied
• तोषिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनकेन: by Janaka
• जनकेन: Kartr (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृ-करणभाव (agent in passive sense)

• गिरीन्द्रजा: daughter of the mountain-lord (Pārvatī)
• गिरीन्द्रजा: Apposition/Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि-इन्द्र + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गिरीन्द्रस्य जा = daughter of the lord of mountains)

• प्रायच्छत्: gave, bestowed
• प्रायच्छत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जानकीम्: Jānakī (Sītā)
• जानकीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• सीताम्: Sītā
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (appositional to जानकीम्)

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आश्रय/गन्तव्य (object of आश्रिता)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• आश्रिता: having accepted (as refuge)
• आश्रिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), ‘having taken refuge in/accepted’

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (object of implied ‘accepted’)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration in the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga; not within the Ishvara Gita dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Girīndrajā (Pārvatī/Umā)
• Jānakī (Sītā)
• Rāma

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it frames liberation-oriented discipline (tapas) as a purifier that draws divine grace, implying that inner steadiness and surrender to dharma support realization—though the verse itself focuses on grace and righteous marital order rather than explicit ātman-doctrine.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity/discipline) is highlighted as a yogic limb—self-restraint, vow-observance, and sustained spiritual effort—through which divine favor is attained; this aligns with Purāṇic yoga ethics that later mature into more formalized paths such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the Kurma tradition.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By presenting Girīndrajā (a Śaiva divine figure) as the giver of auspicious grace culminating in Sītā’s union with Rāma (a Vaiṣṇava avatāra), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s harmonizing vision where Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava agencies cooperate in upholding dharma.