Shloka 108

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

यस्मात्त्वं लोकपालानां विश्वमूर्तेश्च मंदिरम् । रुद्रादित्यवसूनां च तस्माच्छान्तिं प्रयच्छ मे

Transliteration

yasmāttvaṃ lokapālānāṃ viśvamūrteśca maṃdiram | rudrādityavasūnāṃ ca tasmācchāntiṃ prayaccha me

Translation

Oleh sebab Engkaulah mandira, tempat suci para Lokapāla dan Tuhan Berwujud Semesta, serta juga tempat bernaung para Rudra, Āditya dan Vasu—maka kurniakanlah kedamaian kepadaku.

Word by Word

• yasmāt: since/because
• yasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative singular form used as conjunction (यतः/यस्मात्) 'because/since'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular

• loka-pālānām: of the world-guardians
• loka-pālānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी 6), Plural; 'of the guardians of the worlds'

• viśva-mūrteḥ: of the universal form
• viśva-mūrteḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी 6), Singular; 'of the universal form'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• mandiram: temple/abode
• mandiram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular; predicate nominative to tvam

• rudra-āditya-vasūnām: of the Rudras, Ādityas, and Vasus
• rudra-āditya-vasūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी 6), Plural; dvandva list 'of Rudras, Ādityas, and Vasus'

• ca: also/and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu-phala (हेतु-फल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative singular form used as conjunction (तस्मात्) 'therefore'

• śāntim: peace
• śāntim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular

• prayaccha: grant
• prayaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yam (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी 4), Singular

Speaker

Unspecified devotee/supplicant (speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: yasmāttvaṃ = yasmāt + tvam; viśvamūrteśca = viśvamūrteḥ + ca; tasmācchāntim = tasmāt + śāntim.

Characters & Entities

• Lokapālas
• Viśvamūrti (Viśvarūpa / Universal Form)
• Rudras
• Ādityas
• Vasus

FAQs

What is the central idea of this verse?

It praises the addressed deity as the cosmic ‘abode’ of major divine classes (Lokapālas, Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus) and asks that supreme source to bestow śānti (peace).

Who are the Rudras, Ādityas, and Vasus mentioned here?

They are prominent Vedic-Purāṇic groups of deities: Rudras (a class associated with Śiva’s aspects), Ādityas (solar/Āditya deities), and Vasus (elemental/cosmic powers).

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse convey?

It models humility and refuge-seeking: recognizing a higher cosmic order and approaching it with reverence to request inner and outer peace.