Shloka 69

Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

Sanskrit

नेत्रास्यनासिका-बाहु-हृदयebhyस्तथोरसः ।

निर्गम्य दर्शने तस्थौ ब्रह्मणोऽव्यक्तजन्मनः ॥

Transliteration

netrāsya-nāsikā-bāhu-hṛdayebhyas tathorasaḥ / nirgāmya darśane tasthau brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ

Translation

ତାଙ୍କ ଚକ୍ଷୁ, ମୁଖ, ନାସାରନ୍ଧ୍ର, ବାହୁ, ହୃଦୟ ଏବଂ ବକ୍ଷସ୍ଥଳରୁ ନିର୍ଗତ ହୋଇ, ଅବ୍ୟକ୍ତ-ଉଦ୍ଭବା ସେଇ ଦେବୀ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଭାବେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• नेत्र: from (the) eyes
• नेत्र: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; समुच्चित-निर्देश (in a list)

• आस्य: from the mouth/face
• आस्य: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• नासिका: from the nose
• नासिका: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• बाहु: from the arms
• बाहु: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, द्विवचन/बहुवचन-सन्दर्भे (contextual; 'from the arms')

• हृदयebhyaḥ: from the hearts
• हृदयebhyaḥ: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पाठे 'ebhyaḥ' इति रोमन-लिप्यां मिश्रितम्, अपेक्षितं 'हृदयेषु/हृदयाभ्यः/हृदयेषु' न; सन्दर्भतः 'हृदयाभ्यः' (Abl. pl.)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• उरसः: from the chest
• उरसः: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निर्गम्य: having emerged
• निर्गम्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having come out)

• दर्शने: in sight/for viewing
• दर्शने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location; in view)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्थौ: stood
• तस्थौ: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अव्यक्तजन्मनः: whose birth was unmanifest
• अव्यक्तजन्मनः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-सन्निकर्षः: अव्यक्तं जन्म यस्य/अव्यक्तं जन्म; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'ब्रह्मणः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speakers

• Narrator (Ṛṣi) describing the event

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā

Shakti Aspects

• Yoga-nidrā withdrawing from Viṣṇu; Devī manifesting

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Embodied cosmology
• Manifestation of śakti
• Tamas withdrawal enabling awakening

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Consciousness and agency return when the veiling power withdraws; the verse dramatizes how inner faculties (senses, heart, breath) are energized or suspended by śakti.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga-themed symbolism embedded in Carita: it depicts the functional anatomy of cosmic personhood—how powers inhabit and depart the divine body.

What is the esoteric significance?

Her emergence from multiple organs signifies pervasion: Nidra is not localized but saturates perception, speech, action, and mind; liberation is the coordinated withdrawal of that covering.