Shloka 88

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

अनसूयोवाच यदि देवाः प्रसन्ना मे पितामहपुरोगमाः ।

वरदा वरयोग्या च यद्यहं भवतां मता ॥

Transliteration

anasūyovāca yadi devāḥ prasannā me pitāmaha-purogamāḥ | varadā vara-yogyā ca yady ahaṃ bhavatāṃ matā ||

Translation

അനസൂയ പറഞ്ഞു—പിതാമഹൻ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ നേതൃത്വത്തിലുള്ള ദേവന്മാർ എനിക്കു പ്രസന്നരായിരിക്കുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, നിങ്ങളാൽ ഞാൻ വരം സ്വീകരിക്കാൻ യോഗ്യയെന്നു കരുതപ്പെടുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, നിങ്ങൾ വരദാതാക്കളായിരിക്കുകയാണെങ്കിൽ…

Word by Word

• अनसूया: Anasūyā
• अनसूया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anasūyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रसन्नाः: pleased
• प्रसन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) of देवाः

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); enclitic form

• पितामहपुरोगमाः: having the Grandfather (Brahmā) in front/at the head
• पितामहपुरोगमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier of देवाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितामह + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): पितामहः पुरोगमः येषाम् (those whose leader is the Grandfather/Brahmā)

• वरदाः: granting boons
• वरदाः: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of देवाः

• वरयोग्याः: fit to grant a boon
• वरयोग्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: वरस्य योग्याः (fit for granting a boon)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवताम्: of you (hon.)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); आदरार्थ (honorific)

• मता: considered (acceptable)
• मता: Kriya-anubandha (क्रियानुबन्ध/Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √मन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) used predicatively: ‘considered/approved’

Speakers

• Anasūyā

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Devas (collective)

Key Themes

• Humility
• Eligibility (adhikāra)
• Divine grace protocol

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even when empowered by virtue, the ideal recipient of grace remains humble and careful about adhikāra (worthiness). The verse models respectful address to divine authority and a non-entitled posture toward rewards.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna: a boon-request scene within a dharma narrative; not directly one of the five cosmological markers.

What is the esoteric significance?

The conditional framing (‘if you deem me worthy’) indicates that siddhi must be stabilized by humility; otherwise power becomes egoic. Brahmā as ‘pitāmaha’ signals sanction from the cosmic order (vidhi).