Shloka 160

Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows

with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements

Devanagari script

उमायाः प्रीतये हैमं तद्विदिक्षुफलैर्युतम् । सास्तरावरणां शय्यां सविश्रामां निवेदयेत्

Transliteration

umāyāḥ prītaye haimaṃ tadvidikṣuphalairyutam | sāstarāvaraṇāṃ śayyāṃ saviśrāmāṃ nivedayet

Translation

उमेच्या प्रीत्यर्थ सुवर्णमयी शय्या अर्पण करावी, ती त्या प्रदेशातील फळे व ऊस यांसह असावी; तसेच बिछाना व आच्छादनांसह विश्रांतीस योग्य अशी सजवावी।

Word by Word

• उमायाः: of Umā
• उमायाः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रीतये: for (her) pleasure
• प्रीतये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• हैमम्: golden
• हैमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हैम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तद्विदि: in that direction / there
• तद्विदि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्-विदि (अव्यय/समास; तद् + विदि)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययार्थ (directional/locative adverb)

• इक्षुफलैः: with sugarcane fruits
• इक्षुफलैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु-फल (प्रातिपदिक; इक्षु + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘इक्षोः फलानि’)

• युतम्: joined/combined
• युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• सास्तरावरणाम्: with bedding and covering
• सास्तरावरणाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-आस्तर-आवरण (प्रातिपदिक; स + आस्तर + आवरण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुपद-समास (‘आस्तरेण आवरणेन च सह’)

• शय्याम्: a bed
• शय्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सविश्रामाम्: with a resting-place / for rest
• सविश्रामाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विश्राम (प्रातिपदिक; स + विश्राम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘विश्रामेण सह’)

• निवेदयेत्: one should offer/present
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses to confirm the dialogue pair).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्विदिक्षुफलैर्युतम् = तद्विदि + इक्षुफलैः + युतम्; सास्तरावरणां = स + आस्तरावरणाम्; सविश्रामां = स + विश्रामाम्.

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What practice is prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes a devotional gift (dāna/naivedya-style offering): presenting a golden bed/couch prepared with bedding and coverings, along with local fruits and sugarcane, specifically to please Umā (Pārvatī).

How does this verse relate to Bhakti or devotion?

It frames devotion as tangible service and generosity—offering comfort and auspicious items to the deity as an expression of reverence and love, rather than as a purely intellectual practice.

What ethical lesson is implied by offering a ‘restful bed’?

The verse highlights hospitality and care as sacred virtues: providing comfort, abundance, and thoughtful preparation as a religiously meaningful act of giving.