Shloka 2

Adhyaya 64 — Kalavati (Vibhavari) Offers Herself and the Padmini Vidya to Svarocisha

Sanskrit

मन्दारविद्याधरजा नाम्ना ख्याता विभावरी ।

उपकारिन् स्वमात्मानं प्रयच्छामि प्रतीच्छ माम् ॥

Transliteration

mandāravidyādharajā nāmnā khyātā vibhāvarī / upakārin svamātmānaṃ prayacchāmi pratīccha mām

Translation

ਮੈਂ ‘ਵਿਭਾਵਰੀ’ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹਾਂ, ਮੰਦਾਰ ਵਿਦਿਆਧਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੁਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਨਮੀ ਹਾਂ। ਹੇ ਉਪਕਾਰੀ, ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਰਬਸਵ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹਾਂ—ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ।

Word by Word

• mandāra-vidyādhara-jā: born of the Mandāra Vidyādhara
• mandāra-vidyādhara-jā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mandāra + vidyādhara + jā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मन्दार-विद्याधरात् जाता; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विभावरी इति विशेष्ये

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• khyātā: known, famed
• khyātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (kta), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विभावरी इति विशेष्ये

• vibhāvarī: Vibhāvarī (name)
• vibhāvarī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• upakārin: O benefactor
• upakārin: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upakārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; उपकारिन् (benefactor)

• sva-ātmānam: myself (lit. one’s own self)
• sva-ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: स्वस्य आत्मानम्; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prayacchāmi: I give, I offer
• prayacchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• pratīccha: accept
• pratīccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + i (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन (common gender)

Speakers

• The healed maiden (Vibhāvarī) speaking to Svārociṣa (as reported by Mārkaṇḍeya)

Key Themes

• Gratitude
• Self-offering (ātma-samarpaṇa) in narrative context
• Celestial lineages (Vidyādhara)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Benefaction invites reciprocity; however, the Purāṇic ethic subtly implies that gifts should align with propriety—self-offering is meaningful when integrated into dharmic relationship (e.g., accepted marriage).

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara/vaṃśānucarita flavor: identification by lineage (Vidyādhara-jā) is a common Purāṇic genealogical marker within era narratives.

What is the esoteric significance?

Offering the ‘self’ suggests surrender of ego after healing; the cured being recognizes dependence on a higher order (knowledge/virtue embodied by the healer).