Shloka 30

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

रक्ष मां सेवकं मातस्त्वदीयचरणारणम् । कुरु मे वांछितां सिद्धिं महापुरुषपूर्वजे

Transliteration

rakṣa māṃ sevakaṃ mātastvadīyacaraṇāraṇam | kuru me vāṃchitāṃ siddhiṃ mahāpuruṣapūrvaje

Translation

ഹേ മാതാവേ! നിന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ച ഈ ദാസനെ രക്ഷിക്കണമേ. ഹേ മഹാപുരുഷപൂർവജേ! എന്റെ വാഞ്ഛിതസിദ്ധി പൂർണ്ണമാക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• सेवकम्: servant
• सेवकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• मातः: O mother
• मातः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्वदीय-चरण-आरणम्: refuge at your feet
• त्वदीय-चरण-आरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + चरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Genitive determinative): ‘त्वदीयस्य चरणस्य आरणम्’

• कुरु: grant / make
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वाञ्छिताम्: desired
• वाञ्छिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √वाञ्छ्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिम्’ विशेषण

• सिद्धिम्: success / attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• महापुरुष-पूर्वजे: O ancestor of the great person
• महापुरुष-पूर्वजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘महापुरुषस्य पूर्वजः’

Speaker

Unspecified devotee/supplicant (speaker not explicit in the provided single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मातस् + त्वदीयचरणारणम् → मातस्त्वदीयचरणारणम्; त्वदीय + चरण + आरणम् (समास/सन्धि) → त्वदीयचरणारणम्; महापुरुष + पूर्वजे → महापुरुषपूर्वजे

Characters & Entities

• Mother Goddess (Mātā)
• Mahāpuruṣa (Supreme Person)

FAQs

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It centers on śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) at the Mother’s feet and asks for protection and grace-based fulfillment, a hallmark of devotional dependence rather than self-powered attainment.

Who is meant by “mahāpuruṣa-pūrvajā” in this verse?

It is an epithet for the addressed Mother Goddess, praising her as the primordial source/ancestress connected to the Mahāpuruṣa (the Supreme Person). In Purāṇic usage, such titles highlight her cosmic, origin-linked stature.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is conveyed here?

The verse models humility and reliance on divine protection: the devotee approaches as a servant, seeks refuge, and asks for success as a gift of grace rather than entitlement.