Shloka 19

The Origin and Worship of Bhauma

Mars/Lohitāṅga

Devanagari script

ईश्वरस्यांतिकस्था च ग्रहीतुं तां ससार सः । ततः कामविचेताश्च उन्मत्तीकृतचेतनः

Transliteration

īśvarasyāṃtikasthā ca grahītuṃ tāṃ sasāra saḥ | tataḥ kāmavicetāśca unmattīkṛtacetanaḥ

Translation

Dia berada dekat dengan Tuhan; lalu dia menerpa untuk merampasnya. Kemudian, fikirannya dikelirukan oleh nafsu, kesedarannya seakan menjadi gila.

Word by Word

• īśvarasya: of the Lord (Śiva)
• īśvarasya: Sambandha/Possessor (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• antika-sthā: standing nearby
• antika-sthā: Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antika (प्रातिपदिक) + sthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying (Umā/Durgā); तत्पुरुषः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘अन्तिके स्थिता’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• grahītum: to seize
• grahītum: Prayojana/Purpose (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive (तुमुन्)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma/Object (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sasāra: rushed/ran
• sasāra: Kriyā/Action (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) Perfect, Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa/Temporal (अधिकरण—काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• kāma-vicetāḥ: bewildered by desire
• kāma-vicetāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + vicetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective of ‘saḥ’; तत्पुरुषः (तृतीया/हेतु-भाव) sense: ‘कामेन विचेताः’ (bereft of sense due to desire)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• unmattī-kṛta-cetanaḥ: whose mind was made mad
• unmattī-kṛta-cetanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: unmattī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + cetana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; multi-member तत्पुरुषः: ‘उन्मत्तीकृता चेतना यस्य’ (internally bahuvrīhi-like sense, but form as determinative chain)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified from single-verse input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: īśvarasya+antikasthā → īśvarasyāṃtikasthā; kāmavicetāḥ+ca → kāmavicetāśca.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the central psychological theme of this verse?

It depicts how kāma (desire) can overpower discernment, driving impulsive action and producing a mind-state described as unmattī-kṛta (as if maddened).

Does this verse teach an ethical lesson?

Yes: it warns that acting under the pressure of desire leads to loss of self-control and poor judgment, implying the need for restraint and clarity of mind.

Who is the 'Īśvara' mentioned here?

Īśvara literally means 'the Lord' or 'the sovereign'; in Purāṇic usage it commonly denotes a supreme divine figure, but the exact identification depends on the surrounding narrative context.