Shloka 22

The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity

Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients

Devanagari script

तैजसोहं जगच्चेष्टामयश्चेंद्रियरूपवान् । ज्ञानकर्मसमुद्रिक्तः स्वप्नावस्थां गतो ह्यहम्

Transliteration

taijasohaṃ jagacceṣṭāmayaśceṃdriyarūpavān | jñānakarmasamudriktaḥ svapnāvasthāṃ gato hyaham

Translation

Aku ialah Taijasa, yang bercahaya—terbina daripada gerak-aktiviti jagat dan berwujud indera. Melimpah dengan pengetahuan dan perbuatan, sesungguhnya aku memasuki keadaan mimpi.

Word by Word

• तैजसः: Taijasa (the luminous one)
• तैजसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• जगत्: of the world
• जगत्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासे)

• चेष्टामयः: made of activity
• चेष्टामयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चेष्टा + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चेष्टया मयः = consisting of activity)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक conjunction)

• इन्द्रियरूपवान्: having the form of the senses
• इन्द्रियरूपवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रिय + रूपवत् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (वत् = possessing); तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रियाणि रूपाणि यस्य)

• ज्ञानकर्मसमुद्रिक्तः: heightened by knowledge and action
• ज्ञानकर्मसमुद्रिक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान + कर्म + समुद्रिक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त (PPP) 'समुद्रिक्त'; तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानकर्मभ्यां समुद्रिक्तः = intensified by knowledge and action)

• स्वप्नावस्थाम्: the dream-state
• स्वप्नावस्थाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न + अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वप्नस्य अवस्था)

• गतः: has gone/entered
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) 'गत'; परस्मैपद-भावे, प्रथमा एकवचन; वाक्ये क्रियापदवत् (periphrastic: 'has gone/entered')

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; emphasis/indeed)

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

Speaker

Unspecified (context needed to identify the narrator/speaker in the dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तैजसोहं = तैजसः + अहम्; चेंद्रिय = च + इन्द्रिय; ह्यहम् = हि + अहम्; जगच्चेष्टा = जगत् + चेष्टा (त् + च → च्च).

FAQs

What is meant by 'Taijasa' in this verse?

Taijasa refers to the inner, luminous mode of consciousness associated with the dream-state (svapna), where experience is shaped by subtle impressions and the mind’s activity rather than external objects.

Why does the verse connect the dream-state with the senses (indriyas)?

It portrays dream-experience as taking on “sense-forms” internally: even without external stimuli, perception-like experiences arise due to the mind operating with sensory templates and stored impressions.

What is the ethical or practical takeaway from 'abounding in knowledge and action' entering dream?

The verse suggests that both knowledge (jñāna) and action (karma)—including past habits and impressions—color inner experience. Practically, disciplined conduct and clarity of understanding refine the mind and thereby the quality of one’s inner states.