Shloka 14

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

जातीमरणभीरूणां यतीनां यततां विभो

Transliteration

jātimaraṇabhīrūṇāṁ yatīnāṁ yatatāṁ vibho

Translation

ஓ விபோ! பிறப்பு–இறப்பு சுழற்சியை அஞ்சி, விடுதலைக்காக ஒழுக்கத்துடன் முயலும் யதிகளைக் குறித்து இவ்வாறு கூறப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word

• जाति-मरण-भीरूणाम्: of those who fear birth and death
• जाति-मरण-भीरूणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति + मरण + भीरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यतताम्: of those who strive/endeavour
• यतताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त, √यत्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विभो: O mighty one / O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Vibhu (addressed Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the spiritual motivation of true renunciants: fear of repeated birth and death (saṁsāra) drives them to sustained effort and disciplined striving toward liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses a revered figure as “Vibhu,” introducing a point about ascetics—those who, fearing the bondage of birth and death, undertake rigorous effort and restraint.