Shloka 64

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

दिव्यतोयेन हविषा तर्पयामास मेदिनीं । ततः क्षीरनिकाशेन स्वादुना परमांभसा

Transliteration

divyatoyena haviṣā tarpayāmāsa medinīṃ | tataḥ kṣīranikāśena svādunā paramāṃbhasā

Translation

தெய்வீக நீரை ஹவியாகக் கொண்டு அவர் பூமியைத் திருப்திப்படுத்தினார்; பின்னர் பால் போன்ற வெண்மை உடைய, இனிய பரம நீராலும் (அவளை) நிறைவு செய்தார்.

Word by Word

• दिव्य-तोयेन: with divine water
• दिव्य-तोयेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (दिव्यं तोयम्)

• हविषा: with oblation
• हविषा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• तर्पयामास: satisfied / propitiated
• तर्पयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिप्रास/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense implied by stem तर्पय- (णिच्)

• मेदिनीम्: the Earth
• मेदिनीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययप्रकारः—सम्बन्ध/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• क्षीर-निकाशेन: with (water) resembling milk
• क्षीर-निकाशेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + निकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षीरस्य निकाशः = milk-like)

• स्वादुना: with sweet (water)
• स्वादुना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• परम-अम्भसा: with supreme water
• परम-अम्भसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (परमम् अम्भः)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice in context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दिव्यतोयेन = दिव्य-तोयेन (कर्मधारय). क्षीरनिकाशेन = क्षीर-निकाशेन (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष). परमांभसा = परम-अम्भसा (कर्मधारय; आ + अम्भसा संधि).

Characters & Entities

• Medinī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the central idea of this verse?

It portrays the Earth (Medinī) being ritually and cosmically “satisfied” through offerings of divine, sweet, milk-white water—linking creation/nourishment with sacred oblation.

Does the verse indicate a specific tirtha or geography?

Not directly in this shloka; it focuses on the quality of the water (divine, sweet, milk-like) rather than naming a particular sacred place.

What ethical or spiritual lesson can be drawn here?

The verse emphasizes sustenance and reverence: the world is maintained through sacred acts of offering, suggesting a duty to nourish and honor the Earth through righteous, life-supporting conduct.