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Shloka 3

Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā

Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta

एतदू्‌ विनशनं कुक्षौ मैनाकस्य नरर्षभ । अदितिर्य॑त्र पुत्रार्थ तदन्नमपचत्‌ पुरा,नरश्रेष्ठ) मैनाक पर्वतके कुक्षिभागमें यह विनशन नामक तीर्थ है, जहाँ पूर्वकालमें अदिति देवीने पुत्र-प्राप्तिके लिये साध्य देवताओंके उद्देश्यसे अन्न- तैयार किया था

etad eva vinaśanaṁ kukṣau mainākasya nararṣabha | aditir yatra putrārthaṁ tad annam apacat purā ||

నరశ్రేష్ఠా! మైనాక పర్వత గర్భభాగంలో ‘వినశన’ అనే తీర్థం ఉంది; పూర్వకాలంలో దేవి అదితి పుత్రప్రాప్తి కోరికతో సాధ్య దేవతల నిమిత్తం అన్నం వండింది.

एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
indeed/just
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विनशनम्Vināśana (name of a tīrtha)
विनशनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविनशन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कुक्षौin the belly/interior
कुक्षौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुक्षि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
मैनाकस्यof Maināka (mountain)
मैनाकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमैनाक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
नरर्षभO bull among men
नरर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootनरर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
पुत्रार्थम्for the sake of a son
पुत्रार्थम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्रार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपचत्cooked/prepared
अपचत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपच्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुराformerly/once
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा

लोगश उवाच

L
Lomaśa
V
Vinaśana (tīrtha)
M
Maināka (mountain)
A
Aditi
S
Sādhya deities

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical-religious idea that sincere intention (putrārtha) expressed through disciplined ritual offering can align a person with divine order; sacred places preserve memories of such exemplary acts and inspire faith and restraint.

Lomaśa, guiding the heroes on pilgrimage, identifies the tīrtha named Vinaśana located within the mountain Maināka and recounts its sanctity by recalling an ancient episode: Aditi once prepared a ritual food-offering there for the Sādhya gods, seeking the blessing of a son.