Shloka 29

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

नाभिं च पद्मनाभाय हृदयं मन्मथाय वै । श्रीधराय विभोर्वक्षः करौ मधुभिदे नमः

Transliteration

nābhiṃ ca padmanābhāya hṛdayaṃ manmathāya vai | śrīdharāya vibhorvakṣaḥ karau madhubhide namaḥ

Translation

நாபியைப் பத்மநாபனுக்கு வணக்கம்; இதயத்தை மெய்யாக மன்மதனுக்கு. ஆண்டவனின் மார்பை ஸ்ரீதரனுக்கு; இரு கரங்களையும் மதுபிதனுக்கு நமः।

Word by Word

• नाभिम्: the navel
• नाभिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पद्मनाभाय: to Padmanābha
• पद्मनाभाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म-नाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पद्मं नाभौ यस्य/पद्मस्य नाभः)

• हृदयम्: the heart
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• मन्मथाय: to Manmatha
• मन्मथाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• श्रीधराय: to Śrīdhara
• श्रीधराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative singular

• विभोः: of the Lord (Vibhu)
• विभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular

• वक्षः: the chest
• वक्षः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular (vaksas-stem)

• करौ: the two hands
• करौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; accusative dual

• मधुभिदे: to Madhubhid (slayer of Madhu)
• मधुभिदे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु-भिद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मधुं भिनत्ति इति)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; salutation particle

Speaker

Unknown (verse is a devotional salutation; speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विभोः + वक्षः → विभोर्वक्षः (विसर्गस्य र्-आदेशः)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Padmanabha/Śrīdhara/Madhubhid)
• Manmatha (Kāma)

FAQs

Why are different body parts linked with divine names in this verse?

The verse uses a devotional mapping of the Lord’s features (navel, heart, chest, hands) to revered epithets, encouraging meditative remembrance (smaraṇa) through concrete visual contemplation.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It is structured as a series of salutations (namaḥ), centering devotion on Viṣṇu’s forms and names—an accessible bhakti practice of praising and remembering the deity.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed here?

The lesson is disciplined reverence: directing mind and speech toward sacred remembrance, cultivating humility and focused devotion rather than ego-driven attention.