Shloka 36

The Sumanā Episode: Suvrata’s Childhood Devotion and All-Activity Remembrance of Hari

Devanagari script

रुद्रमोंकारसंज्ञं च ध्यात्वा चैव महेश्वरम् । ब्रह्मणा वर्द्धितं देवं नर्मदादक्षिणे तटे

Transliteration

rudramoṃkārasaṃjñaṃ ca dhyātvā caiva maheśvaram | brahmaṇā varddhitaṃ devaṃ narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe

Translation

ਰੁਦ੍ਰ-ਓਂਕਾਰ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਮਹੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਕਰਕੇ, ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਪਾਇਆ ਉਹ ਦੇਵ ਨਰਮਦਾ ਦੇ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਤਟ ਉੱਤੇ (ਪੂਜਣਯੋਗ ਹੈ)।

Word by Word

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ओंकारसंज्ञम्: named ‘Oṃkāra’
• ओंकारसंज्ञम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओंकार + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ओंकारः संज्ञा यस्य/ओंकारसंज्ञः)

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

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यात्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/only/indeed)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• वर्द्धितम्: augmented
• वर्द्धितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृध् (धातु) → वर्द्धित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘increased/augmented’

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नर्मदा: of the Narmadā
• नर्मदा: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• दक्षिणे: southern
• दक्षिणे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तटे)

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial instruction within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रुद्रम् + ओंकारसंज्ञम् → रुद्रमोंकारसंज्ञम्; च + एव → चैव; नर्मदा + दक्षिणे → नर्मदादक्षिणे

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva/Rudra)
• Brahmā
• Narmadā (river)

FAQs

What does “Rudra-Om̐kāra” imply in this verse?

It identifies Maheśvara (Śiva/Rudra) with the sacred syllable Om̐, presenting him as a deity contemplated through the Om̐kāra-form in meditation.

What sacred geography is indicated here?

The verse points to a Śiva-related sacred spot on the southern bank of the river Narmadā, highlighting the Narmadā region as a tīrtha landscape within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa.

What is the implied practice or ethical lesson?

The verse foregrounds dhyāna (meditative contemplation) and reverent worship of the deity at a holy place, implying disciplined devotion and respect for tīrthas as supports for spiritual practice.