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Shloka 74

Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

Sanskrit

भगवानुवाच भवनेतामद्य मे तुष्टौ मम वध्यावुभावपि ।

किमन्येन वरेणात्र एतावद्धि वृतं मम ॥

Transliteration

bhagavān uvāca bhavan etām adya me tuṣṭau mama vadhyāv ubhāv api | kim anyena vareṇātra etāvad dhi vṛtaṃ mama ||

Translation

The Blessed Lord said: “O sir, today you two have pleased me; yet you both are to be slain by me. What need have I here of any other boon? This alone is what I choose.”

Word by Word
bhagavānthe Blessed Lord
bhagavān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वचने)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (लिट्/perfect), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada
bhavaneO you two (honorific)
bhavane:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavan (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; honorific 2nd person)
FormMasculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Dual (द्विवचन)
etāmthese two (f.)
etām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन)
adyatoday/now
adya:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)
meof me/my
me:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन) enclitic
tuṣṭaupleased/satisfied
tuṣṭau:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tuṣ तुष्टौ, क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); PPP used adjectivally
mamaof me/my
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
vadhyaufit to be slain
vadhyau:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvadhya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vadh वधने, यत्/णीय)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); 'to be slain'
ubhauboth
ubhau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootubha (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)
apialso/indeed
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
kimwhat (use)
kim:
Prashna (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); interrogative
anyenawith another
anyena:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'vareṇa'
vareṇaby/with a boon
vareṇa:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
atrahere/in this matter
atra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)
etāvatthis much
etāvat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
hiindeed/for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphatic/causal
vṛtamchosen
vṛtam:
Kriya (क्रिया/elliptic)
TypeVerb
Rootvṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vṛ वरणे, क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); PPP: 'chosen' (elliptic: 'has been chosen')
mamaby me/of me
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
Speakers
Viṣṇu (Bhagavān) speaking to Madhu and Kaiṭabha
Primary Deities
Viṣṇu
Shakti Aspects
Implicit: Mahāmāyā’s role in enabling the boon-situation
Key Themes
Divine resolveBoons as narrative deviceDharma of cosmic protection

FAQs

Divine protection of order (dharma) is not negotiable: even when ‘pleased,’ the Lord upholds the necessary destruction of obstructive forces.

Itihāsa within Manvantara: a paradigmatic episode illustrating how the divine sustains cosmic governance during the cycles of time.

The ‘boon’ becomes a mirror: the Supreme needs nothing, so the only meaningful ‘choice’ is removal of ignorance/obstruction—symbolized by slaying the asuric principle.

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