Shloka 33

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

महेशीचरणद्वंद्वे भक्तिमव्यभिचारिणीम् । प्रांते मुक्तिं तु संसारवारिधेस्तारिणीं पुनः

Transliteration

maheśīcaraṇadvaṃdve bhaktimavyabhicāriṇīm | prāṃte muktiṃ tu saṃsāravāridhestāriṇīṃ punaḥ

Translation

മഹേശിയുടെ പാദദ്വയത്തിൽ എനിക്ക് അചഞ്ചലമായ ഭക്തി ലഭിക്കട്ടെ; ജീവിതാന്ത്യത്തിൽ, സംസാരസമുദ്രം കടത്തുന്ന മോക്ഷവും വീണ്ടും പ്രാപിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• महेशी-चरण-द्वन्द्वे: in the pair of Maheshī’s feet
• महेशी-चरण-द्वन्द्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशी (प्रातिपदिक) + चरण (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘महेश्याः चरणयोः द्वन्द्वे’ (in the pair of Maheshī’s feet)

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अव्यभिचारिणीम्: unwavering / not deviating
• अव्यभिचारिणीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यभिचारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भक्तिम्’ विशेषण

• प्रान्ते: at the end (finally)
• प्रान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (time-locative)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: and / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधसूचक निपात (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• संसार-वारिधेः: of the ocean of saṃsāra
• संसार-वारिधेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + वारिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘संसारः वारिधिः’ (ocean of worldly existence)

• तारिणीम्: that ferries across (saves)
• तारिणीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारिणी (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √तॄ)
• Form: कृदन्त (Present participial/agentive in -inī), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मुक्तिम्’ विशेषण (that which carries across)

• पुनः: again / further
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

Speaker

Unspecified (devotional voice/prayer within the narrative context of Pātāla-khaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: महेशी + चरण + द्वन्द्वे → महेशीचरणद्वंद्वे; भक्ति + अमव्यभिचारिणीम् → भक्तिमव्यभिचारिणीम्; वारिधेः + तारिणीम् → वारिधेस्तारिणीम्

Characters & Entities

• Mahēśī (Pārvatī/Śakti)

FAQs

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It frames liberation as the fruit of steadfast (avyabhicāriṇī) devotion directed to the Goddess’s feet, presenting bhakti as the sustaining spiritual practice.

What is meant by the “ocean of saṃsāra” in this verse?

It is a common Purāṇic metaphor for the vast, perilous cycle of birth and death; liberation (mukti) is described as the act of being carried across it (tāriṇī).

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed here?

Cultivate unwavering devotion and keep the ultimate aim—freedom from saṃsāra—in view, so that one’s life culminates in spiritual release rather than continued entanglement.