Shloka 42

The Origin and Worship of Bhauma

Mars/Lohitāṅga

Devanagari script

तस्य पूजा चतुर्थ्यां तु भौमवारे च सुव्रतैः । दशाद्यरिष्टे च तथा गोचरेऽनिष्टराशिगे

Transliteration

tasya pūjā caturthyāṃ tu bhaumavāre ca suvrataiḥ | daśādyariṣṭe ca tathā gocare'niṣṭarāśige

Translation

तस्य पूजा चतुर्थ्यां तु भौमवारे च सुव्रतैः। दशाद्यरिष्टकाले च तथा गोचरेऽनिष्टराशिगे।

Word by Word

• tasya: of him/of that (Bhauma)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• caturthyām: on the fourth (tithi)
• caturthyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the fourth lunar day)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (but/indeed)

• bhaumavāre: on Tuesday
• bhaumavāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaumavāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: भौमस्य वारः (Tuesday)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• suvrataiḥ: by the pious/virtuous (observers of good vows)
• suvrataiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समास: सु + व्रत (सुन्दरं व्रतम्/सुव्रतः)

• daśā-ādi-ariṣṭe: in troubles such as (bad) daśā periods
• daśā-ādi-ariṣṭe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ariṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: दशा-आदि-रिष्टे (in misfortune such as planetary periods)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘likewise/also’

• gocare: in (planetary) transit
• gocare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ज्योतिष-परिभाषा (transit)

• aniṣṭa-rāśi-ge: when (it) is in an unfavorable zodiac sign
• aniṣṭa-rāśi-ge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aniṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + rāśi (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: अनिष्टे राशौ गे (when (a planet) is in an unfavorable sign)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 81)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: daśādyariṣṭe = daśā-ādi-ariṣṭe; gocare'niṣṭarāśige = gocare + aniṣṭa-rāśi-ge.

FAQs

What practice is prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes performing the deity’s worship on Chaturthi (the 4th lunar day) and on Tuesday, especially by disciplined vow-observers, and also as a remedial practice during inauspicious astrological periods.

How does the verse relate devotion (pūjā) to astrology (daśā/gocara)?

It links pūjā with times considered challenging—adverse daśās (planetary periods) and unfavorable transits—implying worship as a spiritual response to perceived inauspicious influences.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse convey?

It emphasizes steadiness and discipline (suvrata) in worship, suggesting that one should intensify devotional practice not only on auspicious days but also during difficult periods.