Shloka 76

Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema

Devanagari script

विष्टरं सहपाद्येन अर्घपात्रं मुदान्वितः । जुजोष भगवान्प्रीतः सदाचारेण तेन तु

Transliteration

viṣṭaraṃ sahapādyena arghapātraṃ mudānvitaḥ | jujoṣa bhagavānprītaḥ sadācāreṇa tena tu

Translation

आनंदाने त्याने आसन, पाद्यजल व अर्घ्यपात्र अर्पण केले; त्या सदाचाराने प्रसन्न होऊन भगवानांनी ते स्वीकारले.

Word by Word

• विष्टरम्: seat/spread (a seat)
• विष्टरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• पाद्येन: with water for washing the feet
• पाद्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• अर्घपात्रम्: arghya vessel
• अर्घपात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अर्घस्य पात्रम्)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular (समासपूर्वपद)

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि + इ (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nom, Singular; विशेषण (भगवान्)

• जुजोष: accepted/enjoyed
• जुजोष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु) → प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nom, Singular; विशेषण (भगवान्)

• सदाचारेण: by good conduct
• सदाचारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; कर्मधारय (सत् + आचारः)

• तेन: by that/thereby (by him)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental (3rd), Singular (pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue pair not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सहपाद्येन = सह + पाद्येन; मुदान्वितः = मुदा + अन्वितः; भगवान्प्रीतः = भगवान् + प्रीतः.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Lord)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about honoring a guest or revered being?

It highlights traditional atithi-satkara—offering a seat (viṣṭara), pādya (water for the feet), and arghya (an honor-offering)—as righteous conduct (sadācāra) that pleases the Lord.

How does this verse connect ethics (sadācāra) with spiritual approval?

The Lord’s acceptance is explicitly linked to the host’s sadācāra, implying that inner devotion is expressed and validated through proper, respectful actions.

Is the focus here ritual detail or moral principle?

Both: the ritual items (seat, pādya, arghya) are concrete expressions of a broader moral principle—joyful, respectful hospitality offered with sincerity.