Shloka 62

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

सायं प्रातरहुतं हव्यं लोकान् यच्छति शाश्वतान् ।

त्रैलोक्यमेतदखिलं मूढे इव्ये प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥

Transliteration

sāyaṃ prātar hutaṃ havyaṃ lokān yacchati śāśvatān | trailokyam etad akhilaṃ mūḍhe iva iha pratiṣṭhitam ||

Translation

ప్రాతఃకాలం, సాయంకాలం అర్పించే హోమాహుతులు శాశ్వత లోకాలను ప్రసాదిస్తాయి. నిజంగా ఈ సమస్త త్రిలోకం దానిపైనే స్థాపితమై ఉంది—కానీ నీవు ఇక్కడ మోహితురాలివలె ఉన్నావు.

Word by Word

• sāyam: in the evening
• sāyam: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāyam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (in the evening)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (in the morning)

• hutam: offered (in sacrifice)
• hutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (हव्यम्)

• havyam: oblations, sacrificial offering
• havyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• lokān: worlds
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• yacchati: grants, bestows
• yacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śāśvatān: eternal
• śāśvatān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (लोकान्)

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः लोकाः)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्रैलोक्यम्)

• akhilam: entire
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्रैलोक्यम्)

• mūḍhe: O fool/deluded one
• mūḍhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• pratiṣṭhitam: is established/stands
• pratiṣṭhitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) with उपसर्ग प्रति-
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः; (त्रैलोक्यम्) = ‘is established’

Speakers

• Likely the brāhmaṇa continuing to address Varūthinī (contextual continuity)

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Agni (implied through oblations)

Key Themes

• Agnihotra / daily offerings
• Karma and merit
• Cosmic order upheld by yajña

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Daily sacrificial duty (nitya-karma) is portrayed as world-sustaining and merit-giving; neglecting dharma for pleasure is called delusion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Touches the purāṇic idea that yajña sustains cosmic order (a cosmological ethic), but remains within ākhyāna/dharma instruction rather than formal sarga/pratisarga.

What is the esoteric significance?

Morning/evening offerings symbolize disciplined cyclic alignment; the ‘three worlds’ can be read as body–mind–spirit stabilized by regular inner ‘oblations’ (self-control and devotion).