Shloka 13

The Greatness of Prayāga

Merits of Māgha Rites and Northern River Fords

Devanagari script

राहुग्रस्तो यथा सोमो विमुक्तः सर्वपातकैः । सोमलोकमवाप्नोति सोमेन सह मोदते

Transliteration

rāhugrasto yathā somo vimuktaḥ sarvapātakaiḥ | somalokamavāpnoti somena saha modate

Translation

Seperti Soma (Bulan) yang pernah ditelan Rāhu lalu dibebaskan dan suci daripada segala dosa, demikianlah sang bhakta mencapai Somaloka dan bersukacita bersama Soma.

Word by Word

• rāhu-grastaḥ: seized by Rāhu
• rāhu-grastaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of somo
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāhu (प्रातिपदिक) + grasta (कृदन्त, √gras ग्रस्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); past passive participle used adjectivally

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / Upamā
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā/saṃbandha-avyaya (comparative particle)

• somaḥ: the Moon (Soma)
• somaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) of implied state; subject of comparison
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• vimuktaḥ: freed, released
• vimuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of (saḥ/naraḥ implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimukta (कृदन्त, √muc मुच् with vi-)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; past passive participle used adjectivally

• sarva-pātakaiḥ: from/with all sins
• sarva-pātakaiḥ: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka? (pātaka is napuṃsaka/puṃ; here treated as napuṃsaka plural), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); instrumental of separation/means

• soma-lokam: the world of Soma (Moon-world)
• soma-lokam: Karma (कर्म) of avāpnoti
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) with ava- (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• somena: with Soma
• somena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक) / Sahārtha
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sahārtha-nipāta (सहार्थ-निपात) governing instrumental

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (मुद्)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svargakhaṇḍa context; exact dialogue pair not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: rāhugrasto→rāhu-grastaḥ; sarvapātakaiḥ→sarva-pātakaiḥ; somalokamavāpnoti→soma-lokam avāpnoti.

Characters & Entities

• Rāhu
• Soma

FAQs

Who are Rāhu and Soma in this verse?

Soma refers to the Moon (also the deity Soma), while Rāhu is the celestial being associated with eclipses, poetically described as “seizing” the Moon.

What is Somaloka as mentioned here?

Somaloka means the realm of Soma—the lunar world—described in Purāṇic cosmology as a heavenly destination associated with merit and purity.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse convey?

It uses the eclipse-release image to express purification: bondage and defilement can be removed, leading to a higher state and joyful communion in a divine realm.