Shloka 8

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

शयने वामनेत्रायाः सकामाया महीपते । कृतां जलिपुटा भूत्वा भर्तुर्नमितकन्धरा ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

śayane vāmanetrāyāḥ sakāmāyā mahīpate | kṛtāṃ jalipuṭā bhūtvā bharturnamitakandharā || 8 ||

Translation

ହେ ମହୀପତେ! ଭର୍ତ୍ତା ଶୟନରେ ଶୋଇଥିବାବେଳେ, ସେ କାମିନୀ ବାମନେତ୍ରର କଟାକ୍ଷ ସହ, ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି କଣ୍ଠ ନମାଇ, ଅଞ୍ଜଳି ବାନ୍ଧି ତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲା।

Word by Word

• śayane: on the bed
• śayane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• vāma-netrāyāḥ: of the left-eyed (lady)
• vāma-netrāyāḥ: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + netrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘left-eye (of)’

• sa-kāmāyāḥ: of the desirous one
• sa-kāmāyāḥ: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/सह) + kāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘with desire / desirous’

• mahī-pate: O king
• mahī-pate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘lord of the earth’

• kṛtām: made, performed
• kṛtām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) → kṛta (कृत, कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; agreeing with implied ‘(gesture/act)’

• jali-puṭā: (as) joined palms (añjali)
• jali-puṭā: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate-noun with bhūtvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jali (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘hollow of joined palms’

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; ‘having become’

• bhartuḥ: of (her) husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (भर्तृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• namita-kandharā: with bowed neck
• namita-kandharā: Karta (कर्ता) (describing the subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: namita (कृदन्त, √nam नम्) + kandharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘with neck bent’ (lit. ‘bent-necked’)

Speaker

Narada (addressing a king in a narrative exemplum within Uttara-Bhaga style instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahipati (King)
• Bhartṛ (husband)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It depicts the outward signs of humility and submission (bowed neck, cupped hands) even in a desire-driven context, implying that dharmic conduct requires restraint and respectful demeanor rather than impulsive passion.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Though not explicitly about Vishnu-bhakti, it uses the language of reverent gesture (añjali-like cupped hands) and humility—core inner attitudes that, when directed to Bhagavan, become foundational bhakti dispositions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is sadācāra—proper comportment and controlled expression of kama within the grihastha framework.