Shloka 33

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

एवं गते तु पश्येयं यदि कञ्चित् तपोनिधिम् ।

स ममोपदिशेन्मार्गं गमनाय गृhaं प्रति ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ gate tu paśyeyaṃ yadi kañcit taponidhim | sa mamopadiśen mārgaṃ gamanāya gṛhaṃ prati ||

Translation

ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ അവസ്ഥയിൽ ഞാൻ ഏതെങ്കിലും തപോനിധിയായ മഹാതപസ്വിയെ ദർശിക്കുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, അദ്ദേഹം എനിക്ക് സ്വഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങാനുള്ള മാർഗം ഉപദേശിക്കും.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• गते: when it has come to this
• गते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘गत’; सप्तमी एकवचन/द्विवचन?—अत्र लोके ‘एवं गते’ = सति (locative absolute); नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पश्येयम्: may I see
• पश्येयम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √दृश् → पश्येत्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• कञ्चित्: some (one)
• कञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कञ्चित्’ = ‘कं चित्’ (indefinite)

• तपोनिधिम्: a treasure of austerity (great ascetic)
• तपोनिधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): तपसः निधिः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: to me / of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• उपदिशेत्: should instruct
• उपदिशेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मार्गम्: the path
• मार्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गमनाय: for going
• गमनाय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गमन (कृदन्त/भावप्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ दत्तिविभक्ति (dative of purpose)

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Upapada-sambandha (उपपदसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद (preposition) governing accusative

Speakers

• Narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya; the brāhmaṇa’s wish (implied)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Seeking a guru/guide
• Tapas and authority
• Homeward return

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

When ordinary competence fails, one turns to realized persons. The verse affirms tapas as a marker of trustworthy guidance and the social role of ascetics as counselors.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna: a narrative hinge that prepares the entry of a significant character (here, the apsaras Varūthinī soon appears).

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Going home’ can double as returning to one’s spiritual source (ātma-sthāna). The sought ‘taponidhi’ represents higher insight that reorients the seeker.