Shloka 3

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

वह्निनाधिष्ठितस्यासीद्यद्रूपन्तस्य तेजसा ।

अचिन्तयद्भोगकाले निमीलितविलोचना ॥

Transliteration

vahninādhiṣṭhitasyāsīd yadrūpantasya tejasā / acintayad bhoga-kāle nimīlita-vilocanā

Translation

Pada saat menikmati kenikmatan, dengan mata terpejam dia membayangkan rupa dirinya yang bercahaya, yang penampilannya seakan-akan dikuasai oleh api.

Word by Word

• वह्निना: by/with fire
• वह्निना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अधिष्ठितस्य: of (one) possessed/inhabited
• अधिष्ठितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive: 'of one possessed/inhabited')

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun; here linking to 'रूपम्')

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तेजसा: by splendor/energy
• तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अचिन्तयत्: did not think/notice
• अचिन्तयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक (अ- = negation)

• भोग-काले: at the time of enjoyment
• भोग-काले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भोगस्य कालः)

• निमीलित-विलोचना: she whose eyes were closed
• निमीलित-विलोचना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निमीलित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + विलोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (निमीलिते विलोचने यस्याः सा)

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating

Key Themes

• Concealment and imagination
• Tejas (radiance) imagery
• Causality of thought in conception narratives

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A recurring Purāṇic idea is that mind (cintā) shapes outcomes; the verse suggests that mental fixation during decisive acts contributes to the nature of what is produced (here, the child’s brilliance).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara narrative, with a causal bridge into Vaṃśānucarita: the child’s qualities are traced to both ‘seed’ and ‘thought’ at conception.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Fire-possessed radiance’ can symbolize tapas/tejas entering the generative process; the closed eyes indicate inward projection—creation mediated through inner image rather than outer perception.