Shloka 31

Account of Kāmākṣā (Bhavānī) at Āhicchatrā

Devanagari script

तत्र तत्रोपशृण्वानो रघुवीरयशोऽखिलम् । रावणासुरघातेन भक्तरक्षाविधायकम्

Transliteration

tatra tatropaśṛṇvāno raghuvīrayaśo'khilam | rāvaṇāsuraghātena bhaktarakṣāvidhāyakam

Translation

နေရာနေရာ၌ သူသည် ရဃုဝီရ၏ ပြည့်စုံသော ဂုဏ်သတင်းကို နားထောင်နေခဲ့သည်—ရာဝဏ အသူရကို သတ်နှိမ်ခြင်းကြောင့် ဘက္တများကို ကာကွယ်ပေးသူ ဖြစ်လာသည်ဟူ၍။

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तत्र: in various places
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-देशवाचक-अव्यय (repeated locative adverb: ‘here and there’)

• उपशृण्वानः: hearing
• उपशृण्वानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+श्रु (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (present middle participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद-भावः; ‘listening/hearing’

• रघुवीरयशः: the fame of the Raghu-hero
• रघुवीरयशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘the fame of the Raghu-hero’

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (of यशः)

• रावणासुरघातेन: by the killing of the demon Rāvaṇa
• रावणासुरघातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘by the slaying of the demon Rāvaṇa’

• भक्तरक्षाविधायकम्: causing protection of devotees
• भक्तरक्षाविधायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + विधायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (of यशः); ‘bringing about protection of devotees’

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (narrative voice within Pātālakhaṇḍa context).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्र+तत्र+उपशृण्वानः→तत्र तत्रोपशृण्वानः; यशः+अखिलम्→यशोऽखिलम्

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ravana
• Raghu

FAQs

What is emphasized by repeatedly hearing the glory of Raghuvīra (Rāma)?

The verse highlights śravaṇa (devotional hearing) as a key bhakti practice—Rāma’s fame is portrayed as spiritually nourishing and worth hearing everywhere.

How does the slaying of Rāvaṇa relate to the protection of devotees?

Rāvaṇa’s defeat is framed not merely as victory in war, but as an act that establishes Rāma’s role as bhakta-rakṣaka—one who actively safeguards devotees by removing oppressive evil.

What ethical lesson is implied in calling Rāma ‘the one who ensures devotees’ protection’?

It implies that divine power is aligned with dharma: the removal of destructive forces is ultimately for the welfare and security of the righteous and devoted.