Shloka 12

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

दशावस्थां गतो देहो मम त्वत्संगमं विना ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

daśāvasthāṃ gato deho mama tvatsaṃgamaṃ vinā || 12 ||

Translation

உன் சங்கமமின்றி என் உடல் துயரமான தாழ்ந்த நிலையடைந்து, வேதனைமிகு சிதைவு நிலைகளைக் கடந்து விட்டது.

Word by Word

• daśā-avasthām: a wretched condition/state
• daśā-avasthām: Karma (कर्म/obj; state reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśā (प्रातिपदिक) + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दशायाः अवस्था)

• gataḥ: gone/come to (has reached)
• gataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) ‘गत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘देहः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• dehaḥ: body
• dehaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvat-saṃgamam: union with you
• tvat-saṃgamam: Karma (कर्म/obj of ‘vinā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वया सह संगमः / तव संगमः)

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apādāna (अपादान/without, separation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक-अव्यय/उपपद (preposition-like indeclinable)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It portrays the devotee’s inner suffering when deprived of sacred association, implying that spiritual vitality depends on divine/company contact (saṅga) rather than mere physical well-being.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

It highlights bhakti as an intensely relational path: separation from the beloved (the Lord or His devotee-satsanga) is experienced as real decline, while reunion/association is implied to be healing and uplifting.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly here; the practical takeaway is the discipline of seeking satsanga—regularly keeping company with the holy as a lived spiritual method.