Shloka 6

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

जज्ञे स बालो द्युतिमान् ज्वलन्निव विभावसुः ।

स्वरोचिभैर्यथा सूर्यः भासयन् सकला दिशः ॥

Transliteration

jajñe sa bālo dyutimān jvalann iva vibhāvasuḥ / svarocibhir yathā sūryo bhāsayan sakalā diśaḥ

Translation

ତାପରେ ଅଗ୍ନିସଦୃଶ ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଏକ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମିଲା; ସ୍ୱକିରଣସହିତ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପରି ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗକୁ ଆଲୋକିତ କରି ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बालः: a boy
• बालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्युतिमान्: radiant
• द्युतिमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dyutimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त — 'possessing splendor'

• ज्वलन्: blazing
• ज्वलन्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jval (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• विभावसुः: fire (Vibhāvasu)
• विभावसुः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अग्निवाचक-नाम

• स्व-रोचिभिः: with his own rays/splendors
• स्व-रोचिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + roci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (roci), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (svasya rociḥ)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative/correlative) — 'as/just as'

• सूर्यः: the sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भासयन्: illuminating
• भासयन्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhās (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; causative sense 'making shine/illuminating'

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'all/entire'

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating

Primary Deities

• Agni (as imagery: vibhāvasuḥ)
• Sūrya (as imagery)

Key Themes

• Birth and omens
• Tejas (splendor) as virtue/power
• Genealogical significance

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Radiance (tejas) is portrayed as the outward sign of inner potency and destiny; Purāṇic biography often encodes future greatness through birth-omens and luminous imagery.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita within Manvantara: the birth of a notable figure whose life will matter for the era’s lineage and order.

What is the esoteric significance?

Fire and sun imagery indicate awakened tejas—transformative power and clarity—suggesting a being born with a dominance of sattva/tejas qualities.