Shloka 105

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

अद्य वै त्रिषु लोकेषु नास्ति धन्यतरो मया । योहं श्रियावृतः शक्रं पश्यामि गृहमागतम्

Transliteration

adya vai triṣu lokeṣu nāsti dhanyataro mayā | yohaṃ śriyāvṛtaḥ śakraṃ paśyāmi gṛhamāgatam

Translation

आज खरोखर त्रिलोकीत माझ्यापेक्षा अधिक धन्य कोणी नाही; कारण मी श्रीसमृद्धीने वेढलेला शक्र (इंद्र) माझ्या घरी आलेला पाहतो।

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (Masculine, Locative plural; numeral adjective)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन (Masculine, Locative plural)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd singular)

• धन्यतरः: more fortunate
• धन्यतरः: Karta (Predicate-nominal/कर्ता-विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तरप् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; comparative)

• मया: than me / by me
• मया: Apādāna/Comparison (अपादान-तुलना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Instrumental singular; used in comparison: 'than me')

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (Masculine, Nominative singular; relative pronoun)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• श्रिया: with prosperity/splendour
• श्रिया: Hetu/Instrument (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental singular)

• आवृतः: endowed, covered
• आवृतः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्तरि-क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; 'covered/endowed')

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 1st singular)

• गृहम्: to the house/home
• गृहम्: Adhikaraṇa (Goal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular; गत्यर्थे अधिकरणवत्)

• आगतम्: come, arrived
• आगतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्तरि-क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; शक्र-विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative singular; adjective to Śakra)

Speaker

Unspecified (a host/householder speaking in first person within the narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नास्ति = न + अस्ति; योहं = यः + अहम्; श्रियावृतः = श्रिया + आवृतः; गृहमागतम् = गृहम् + आगतम्.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Śrī (prosperity/fortune)

FAQs

What is the main emotion expressed in this verse?

The speaker expresses intense gratitude and a sense of supreme good fortune at receiving Indra (Śakra) as a guest, viewing the visit as the greatest blessing in all the worlds.

Does this verse teach a Bhakti lesson or a social-ethical lesson?

Primarily a social-ethical lesson: honoring distinguished guests and recognizing divine presence as auspicious. Secondarily, it supports a devotional attitude—seeing divine visitation as grace (śrī) and blessing.

What does 'triṣu lokeṣu' imply in Puranic cosmology?

It refers to the 'three worlds' commonly understood as heaven (svarga), earth (martya), and the nether regions (pātāla), a standard Puranic way to express universal scope.