Shloka 27

The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow

Devanagari script

उमया रक्षया सार्द्धं शंखचक्रगदाधरः । उद्दिश्य मथुरां चक्रे प्रयाणं कमलासनः

Transliteration

umayā rakṣayā sārddhaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | uddiśya mathurāṃ cakre prayāṇaṃ kamalāsanaḥ

Translation

Bersama Umā sebagai pengiring pelindung, Tuhan yang memegang sangkha, cakra dan gadā berangkat menuju Mathurā; dan Kamalāsana (Brahmā) juga memulakan perjalanan dengan tujuan itu.

Word by Word

• umayā: with Umā
• umayā: Sahakārī / Sahārtha (सह-सम्बन्ध; companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• rakṣayā: with protection/guard
• rakṣayā: Sahakārī / Sahārtha (सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahārtha marker (सह-अर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb/preposition (सहार्थक अव्यय) meaning ‘together with’

• śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ: the bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शंखं चक्रं गदां च धरति इति)

• uddiśya: aiming toward/intending
• uddiśya: Prayojana/Direction (प्रयोजन/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√diś (दिश्-धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय) with sense ‘having aimed/with intention toward’

• mathurām: Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma/Goal (कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य) with uddiśya
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakre: made/undertook
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada

• prayāṇam: journey/departure
• prayāṇam: Karma (कर्म) of cakre
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• kamalāsanaḥ: the lotus-seated one
• kamalāsanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) in apposition to śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कमले आसनं यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual voice within the Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue-pair not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ → śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ (compound segmentation).

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Viṣṇu (Śaṅkhacakragadādhara)
• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)
• Mathurā

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about Mathurā in the Padma Purāṇa?

It treats Mathurā as a deliberate sacred destination, implying its prominence in Vaiṣṇava sacred geography and pilgrimage-oriented narrative.

Who is ‘Śaṅkhacakragadādhara’ in this verse?

It is a standard epithet of Viṣṇu, identifying him by his emblems: conch (śaṅkha), discus (cakra), and mace (gadā).

What ethical or devotional lesson is suggested here?

The verse models purposeful movement toward a holy goal (Mathurā) under divine protection, suggesting that sacred intention and guidance are central to religious journeying.