Shloka 80

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

ग्रहस्यथातिबलस्याजड्रे वरदत्तस्य धीमत: । न शस्त्राणि वहन्त्यड्रे चक्रवज्ञशतान्यपि

Transliteration

grahasyathātibalasyāḍre varadattasya dhīmataḥ | na śastrāṇi vahantyāḍre cakravajñaśatāny api ||

Translation

ବାସୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ଶିବଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦତ୍ତ ବର ପାଇଥିବା ସେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବଳବାନ ଓ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ଗ୍ରହଙ୍କ ଦେହକୁ ଚକ୍ର ଓ ବଜ୍ର ସଦୃଶ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ସେକଡ଼ ଶସ୍ତ୍ର ମଧ୍ୟ ଭେଦିପାରୁନଥିଲା; ଦିବ୍ୟ କୃପାରେ ରକ୍ଷିତ ଜନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି କେବଳ ବଳ ଓ ଆୟୁଧ ନିଷ୍ଫଳ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• ग्रहस्य: of (the) ग्रह (Graha)
• ग्रहस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अतिबलस्य: of the very strong (one)
• अतिबलस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिबल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अजड्रे: in/at Ajadra (proper name/place/name of a being)
• अजड्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजड्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वरदत्तस्य: of the boon-given / endowed with a boon
• वरदत्तस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the intelligent (one)
• धीमतः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• शस्त्राणि: weapons
• शस्त्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• वहन्ति: carry/bear (are effective/prevail)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अजड्रे: in/against Ajadra
• अजड्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजड्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चक्रवज्रशतानि: hundreds of discus- and thunderbolt-like (weapons)
• चक्रवज्रशतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रवज्रशत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Graha
• Aḍra
• Śaṅkara (implied by the Hindi gloss as boon-giver)
• cakra (discus)
• vajra (thunderbolt)
• śastra (weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that brute force and even the finest weapons may fail against one protected by a divine boon; ethical discernment and understanding of higher powers (boons, vows, dharma) are crucial, not merely martial strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva describes a formidable figure named Graha, who—having received a boon—cannot be harmed even by numerous powerful weapons likened to the cakra and vajra, emphasizing his extraordinary invulnerability.