Shloka 134

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Devanagari script

जयंत्यां विजयश्चास्मि जयंतः पुष्करावते । उग्रेषु पद्महस्तोहं तमोनद्यां तमोनुदः

Transliteration

jayaṃtyāṃ vijayaścāsmi jayaṃtaḥ puṣkarāvate | ugreṣu padmahastohaṃ tamonadyāṃ tamonudaḥ

Translation

ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୁଁ ବିଜୟ ନାମେ ପରିଚିତ; ପୁଷ୍କରାବତରେ ଜୟନ୍ତ। ଉଗ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମୁଁ ପଦ୍ମହସ୍ତ, ତମୋନଦୀରେ ତମୋନୁଦ—ଅନ୍ଧକାର ନାଶକ।

Word by Word

• जयन्त्याम्: in/at Jayantī
• जयन्त्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थान/अधिकरण

• विजयः: Vijaya
• विजयः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण विधेय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जयन्तः: Jayanta
• जयन्तः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण विधेय

• पुष्करावते: in Puṣkarāvata
• पुष्करावते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थान/अधिकरण

• उग्रेषु: among/in the Ugras
• उग्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समूह/देशवाचक

• पद्महस्तः: lotus-handed
• पद्महस्तः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: पद्मः हस्ते यस्य (one whose hand holds a lotus)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तमोनद्याम्: in the Tamo-nadī (river of darkness)
• तमोनद्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमो + नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: तमसः नदी (river of darkness)

• तमोनुदः: dispeller of darkness
• तमोनुदः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् + नुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: तमः नुदति इति (dispeller of darkness)

Speaker

Likely Śrī Viṣṇu (self-identification through names across tīrthas/regions; exact dialogue speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विजयश्चास्मि = विजयः + च + अस्मि; पद्महस्तोऽहम् = पद्महस्तः + अहम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि)।

Characters & Entities

• Vijaya
• Jayantī
• Jayanta
• Puṣkarāvata
• Padmahasta
• Ugras
• Tamo-nadī
• Tamonuda

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It presents a map-like theology where the same divine presence is worshipped under different epithets in different places (e.g., Jayantī, Puṣkarāvata, Tamo-nadī), reflecting the Purāṇic idea that tīrthas localize and particularize the divine.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By listing approachable names tied to specific locales, it supports devotional practice through name-recitation and pilgrimage: devotees can worship the Lord in a chosen form/name associated with a revered site.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The epithet 'Tamonuda' (dispeller of darkness) implies an ethical-spiritual ideal: turning away from ignorance and inner darkness through devotion, remembrance, and sacred association.