Shloka 175

Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī

with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings

Devanagari script

तस्याः प्रयाणसमये शंखदुंदुभिनिस्वनैः । मंगलानां च निर्घोषैर्जगदापूरितं शुभैः

Transliteration

tasyāḥ prayāṇasamaye śaṃkhaduṃdubhinisvanaiḥ | maṃgalānāṃ ca nirghoṣairjagadāpūritaṃ śubhaiḥ

Translation

Pada saat keberangkatannya, seluruh alam dipenuhi bunyi-bunyian bertuah: gema sangkakala dan gendang dundubhi, serta laungan doa restu yang bergema.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prayāṇa-samaye: at the time of departure
• prayāṇa-samaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रयाणसमय (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘प्रयाणस्य समयः’), सप्तमी, एकवचन

• śaṃkha-duṃdubhi-nisvanaiḥ: with the sounds of conches and drums
• śaṃkha-duṃdubhi-nisvanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + duṃdubhi (प्रातिपदिक) + nisvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शंखदुंदुभिनिस्वन (तत्पुरुष: ‘शंखदुंदुभ्योः निस्वनैः’), तृतीया, बहुवचन

• maṃgalānām: of auspicious (rites/sounds)
• maṃgalānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• nirghoṣaiḥ: with loud proclamations/clamours
• nirghoṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• āpūritam: was filled
• āpūritam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-pṝ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘filled’

• śubhaiḥ: auspicious
• śubhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे तृतीया बहुवचन), तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying sounds/clamours)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: निर्घोषैर्जगदापूरितं = निर्घोषैः + जगत् + आपूरितम् (ः + ज → र्; त् + आ → दा (जगत् + आपूरितम् → जगदापूरितम्)).

FAQs

What is the significance of conch (śaṅkha) and kettle-drum (dundubhi) sounds in this verse?

They function as traditional markers of auspiciousness (maṅgala), indicating a sacred or blessed transition and ceremonially “filling” the space with sanctifying sound.

Does this verse describe a death, a journey, or a spiritual transition?

The word prayāṇa (“departure”) can cover multiple kinds of transition; without surrounding verses, it is safest to read it broadly as a significant departure accompanied by auspicious ritual sounds.

What ethical or spiritual idea does this verse convey?

It suggests that important life transitions are ideally accompanied by auspicious intention and sacred atmosphere—here symbolized by communal benedictions and ritual sound.