Shloka 15

The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation

Manvantaras

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माह्वयां च प्रतिमां कृत्वा गुडमयीं शुभाम् । शुक्लपुष्पाक्षततिलैरर्चयेत्पद्मसंभवम्

Transliteration

brahmāhvayāṃ ca pratimāṃ kṛtvā guḍamayīṃ śubhām | śuklapuṣpākṣatatilairarcayetpadmasaṃbhavam

Translation

Prepare-se uma imagem auspiciosa (pratimā) invocando Brahmā, feita de jaggery; e adore-se Padma-sambhava (Brahmā, «nascido do lótus») com flores brancas, arroz inteiro e sementes de gergelim.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माह्वयाम्: named ‘Brahmā’
• ब्रह्माह्वयाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of प्रतिमाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतीमाम्)

• च: and
• च: Discourse connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रतिमाम्: an image, idol
• प्रतिमाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of कृत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• गुडमयीम्: made of jaggery
• गुडमयीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of प्रतिमाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुड + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतीमाम्)

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of प्रतिमाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतीमाम्)

• शुक्लपुष्पाक्षततिलैः: with white flowers, unbroken rice, and sesame
• शुक्लपुष्पाक्षततिलैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + पुष्प + अक्षत + तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चय), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘शुक्ल’ विशेषण-पूर्वपद (white flowers)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पद्मसंभवम्: Padmasambhava (Brahmā)
• पद्मसंभवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of अर्चयेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (one born from the lotus)

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (contextual narrator/instructor voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अर्चयेत्पद्मसंभवम् = अर्चयेत् + पद्मसंभवम्; शुक्लपुष्पाक्षततिलैः = शुक्लपुष्प + अक्षत + तिलैः (समुच्चय-द्वन्द्व/समास).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Padma-sambhava

FAQs

What ritual action is prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes making an auspicious jaggery-made image invoking Brahmā and worshipping him with white flowers, unbroken rice (akṣata), and sesame (tila).

Why is Brahmā called Padma-sambhava here?

Padma-sambhava means “born of the lotus,” a standard epithet of Brahmā referring to his mythic emergence from the lotus associated with cosmic creation.

What is the ethical or devotional emphasis implied by the offerings?

The verse emphasizes orderly, pure, and sattvic worship—symbolized by white flowers and clean offerings—highlighting reverence and disciplined ritual intention rather than extravagance.