Shloka 145

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

ओंअग्नेर्वाक्पुंसि यजुर्वेदेन जुष्टात्सोमं पिब स्वाहा । विष्णुमंत्रं महामंत्रं तथा माहेश्वरस्य च

Transliteration

oṃagnervākpuṃsi yajurvedena juṣṭātsomaṃ piba svāhā | viṣṇumaṃtraṃ mahāmaṃtraṃ tathā māheśvarasya ca

Translation

“ଓଁ। ହେ ଅଗ୍ନି! ବାକ୍ ଓ ପ୍ରାଣଶକ୍ତିରେ, ଯଜୁର୍ବେଦଦ୍ୱାରା ପବିତ୍ର ହୋଇ, ସୋମ ପାନ କର—ସ୍ୱାହା।” ଏବଂ ବିଷ୍ଣୁମନ୍ତ୍ର, ମହାମନ୍ତ୍ର ଓ ମାହେଶ୍ୱର (ଶିବ) ମନ୍ତ୍ର ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव (sacred syllable), अव्यय

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• वाक्: speech/utterance
• वाक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• पुंसि: in the male (principle)/in man
• पुंसि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.)

• यजुर्वेदेन: by/with the Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुषः: यजुषां वेदः

• जुष्टात्: (being) pleased/approved
• जुष्टात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘जुष्ट’ + पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Abl. 5) नपुंसक/पुं-प्रयोग; मन्त्रपाठे नियत-रूपः; अर्थ: ‘being pleased/approved’ (as in ‘juṣṭa’)

• सोमम्: Soma
• सोमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• पिब: drink
• पिब: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/ritual particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: मन्त्र-निपात (ritual exclamation), अव्यय

• विष्णु-मन्त्रम्: Viṣṇu-mantra
• विष्णु-मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: विष्णोः मन्त्रः

• महामन्त्रम्: great mantra
• महामन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारयः: महान् मन्त्रः

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• माहेश्वरस्य: of (the) Māheśvara (Śiva-related)
• माहेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

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

Speaker

Unspecified (ritual instruction verse; speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ओंअग्नेः = ॐ + अग्नेः; वाक्पुंसि = वाक् + पुंसि; जुष्टात्सोमं = जुष्टात् + सोमम्; विष्णुमंत्रं = विष्णु-मन्त्रम्.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Yajurveda
• Soma
• Vishnu
• Maheshvara (Shiva)

FAQs

Why are Agni and Soma invoked together in this verse?

Agni is the carrier of offerings in Vedic ritual, and Soma is the consecrated libation; invoking both reflects the standard sacrificial framework where the offering is made through fire and sanctified as Soma.

What is the significance of mentioning both Viṣṇu and Maheśvara mantras?

The verse presents a ritual-theological inclusivity: alongside Vedic offering language, it authorizes the use of mantras associated with both Viṣṇu and Śiva, reflecting a Hari-Hara concord within a Purāṇic setting.

What ethical or spiritual lesson can be drawn from this mantra-style instruction?

It emphasizes disciplined sacred speech (vāk), correct ritual intention, and reverence for multiple divine forms—suggesting that spiritual practice is strengthened by purity of utterance and devotional breadth.