Shloka 3

Adhyaya 64 — Kalavati (Vibhavari) Offers Herself and the Padmini Vidya to Svarocisha

Sanskrit

विद्याञ्च तुभ्यं दास्यामि सर्वभूतरुतानि ते ।

ययाभिव्यक्तिमेष्यन्ति प्रसादपुरगो भव ॥

Transliteration

vidyāñ ca tubhyaṃ dāsyāmi sarvabhūtarutāni te / yayābhivyaktim eṣyanti prasādapurago bhava

Translation

మరియు నేను నీకు ఒక విద్యను ఇస్తాను; దాని వల్ల సమస్త జీవుల శబ్దాలు, వాక్కు నీకు స్పష్టంగా అవగతమవుతాయి. నీవు ప్రసాదపురంలో నివసించువాడవు కావు.

Word by Word

• vidyām: knowledge, a spell
• vidyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sarva-bhūta-rutāni: the sounds/cries of all beings
• sarva-bhūta-rutāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta + ruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सर्वेषां भूतानां रुतानि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (enclitic)

• yayā: by which
• yayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• abhivyaktim: manifestation, clear expression
• abhivyaktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhivyakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• eṣyanti: they will attain
• eṣyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• prasāda-pura-gaḥ: dwelling in the palace
• prasāda-pura-gaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasāda + pura + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: प्रसाद-पुरे गच्छति/स्थितः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; त्वम् इति अध्याहृत-विशेष्ये

• bhava: become, be
• bhava: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speakers

• Vibhāvarī speaking to Svārociṣa (reported by Mārkaṇḍeya)

Key Themes

• Vidyā (special knowledge)
• Understanding the speech of beings
• Reward and boon motifs
• Grace/favor (prasāda)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True gratitude may express itself through sharing knowledge. The ability to understand all beings’ utterances suggests an ethic of deeper empathy and non-human attentiveness.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara narrative: boons (vara) and vidyā-transmission are common Purāṇic devices within historical-mythic era accounts, supporting dharma through story.

What is the esoteric significance?

Comprehending ‘all beings’ sounds’ symbolizes a heightened state of consciousness where the cosmos becomes legible; ‘prasāda’ implies that such comprehension is ultimately a grace-born clarity, not mere intellect.