Shloka 29

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

समाहितमनास्त्वत्र तपस्यानिरता स्थिता । संपूजयंती देवेशं गीतदानेन शंकरम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

samāhitamanāstvatra tapasyāniratā sthitā | saṃpūjayaṃtī deveśaṃ gītadānena śaṃkaram || 29 ||

Translation

അവിടെ അവൾ ഏകാഗ്രമനസ്സോടെ തപസ്സിൽ നിരതയായി നിന്നു; ദേവേശനായ ശങ്കരനെ പുണ്യഗീതങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ ദാനാർപ്പണത്തിലൂടെ പൂജിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• samāhita-manāḥ: with a composed mind
• samāhita-manāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु) + kta (कृत्) ; manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः ('whose mind is composed'); प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (speaker/subject 'she')

• tu: and/but
• tu: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वय-निपातः (conjunctive particle: but/and)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• tapasyā-niratā: devoted to austerity
• tapasyā-niratā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapasyā (प्रातिपदिक) + nirata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः ('engaged in austerity'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sthitā: stood/remained
• sthitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (PPP used predicatively), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṃpūjayantī: worshipping
• saṃpūjayantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pūj (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (present active participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/मुख्यक्रिया-सहचर

• deveśam: the Lord of the gods
• deveśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'lord of gods'); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• gīta-dānena: by song and offering
• gīta-dānena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (इतरेतर: 'song and gift'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; deveśam इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shankara
• Devesha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights that inner steadiness (samāhita-manas) and sustained tapas become complete when expressed as reverent worship—here, honoring Śaṅkara through devotional song and charitable offering.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is shown as active reverence: the devotee worships the deity not only inwardly through concentration and austerity, but outwardly through praise (gīta) and giving (dāna), integrating feeling, discipline, and service.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly points to correct liturgical practice—recitation/singing of hymns (linked with Śikṣā for sound and Chandas for meter) and dāna as a ritual component of worship in tirtha-oriented observances.