Shloka 65

Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions

Sanskrit

तस्माद्विज्ञाय देशर्क्षं ग्रहपीडां तथात्मनः ।

कुर्वोत शान्तिं मेधावी लोकवादांश्च सत्तम ॥

Transliteration

tasmād vijñāya deśarkṣaṃ grahapīḍāṃ tathātmanaḥ / kurvota śāntiṃ medhāvī lokavādāṃś ca sattama //

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് പ്രദേശത്തിന്റെ നക്ഷത്രലക്ഷണവും സ്വന്തം ഗ്രഹപീഡയും നിർണ്ണയിച്ച് ജ്ഞാനി ശാന്തികർമ്മങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കണം; കൂടാതെ, ഹേ നരശ്രേഷ്ഠ, ലോകവാദങ്ങൾ (ജനങ്ങളിൽ കേൾക്കുന്ന ശകുനവാർത്തകൾ)യും പരിഗണിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg.)

• vijñāya: having ascertained
• vijñāya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा/gerund)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive): 'having known'

• deśa-ṛkṣam: the region’s constellation
• deśa-ṛkṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'देशस्य ऋक्षम्' (the region's constellation)

• graha-pīḍām: affliction by planets
• graha-pīḍām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक) + pīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'ग्रहाणां पीडा'

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीति-अव्यय (adverb: 'and also/likewise')

• ātmanaḥ: of oneself/one’s own
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• kurvota: do/perform (you all)
• kurvota: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन (pl.), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada); छान्दस/पौराणिक रूप: 'कुर्वोत' = 'कुरुत'

• śāntim: pacificatory rite/appeasement
• śāntim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• medhāvī: the wise man
• medhāvī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhāvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• loka-vādān: public portents/rumours
• loka-vādān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'लोकस्य वादाः'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sattama: O best (of men)
• sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (तद्धित/प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन (sg.); उत्तम-तमा (superlative)

Speakers

• Not explicit in provided excerpt (didactic instruction addressing 'sattama')

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ritual practice
• Śānti rites
• Grahapīḍā
• Public omens (lokavāda)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Discernment (medhā) is paired with action: diagnose both collective and personal conditions, then respond through dharmic remediation rather than anxiety or neglect.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Dharma-upadeśa (ritual/ethical guidance) appended to narrative-cosmological material; not itself sarga/pratisarga etc.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Deśa’ and ‘ātman’ are treated together: outer disorder mirrors inner disturbance; śānti becomes a technology of harmonizing self, society, and perceived cosmic rhythm.