Shloka 67

Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

Sanskrit

प्रबोधञ्च जगत्स्वामी नीयतामच्युतो लघु ।

बोधश्च क्रियतामस्य हन्तुमेतौ महासुरौ ॥

Transliteration

prabodhañ ca jagatsvāmī nīyatām acyuto laghu / bodhaś ca kriyatām asya hantum etau mahāsurau

Translation

మరియు జగదీశుడు అచ్యుతుడు త్వరగా మేల్కొనునట్లు చేయుము; అతని జాగరణం కలుగజేయుము, తద్వారా అతడు ఆ ఇద్దరు మహాదానవులను సంహరించును.

Word by Word

• prabodham: awakening
• prabodham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• jagat-svāmī: lord of the world
• jagat-svāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; 'lord of the world'

• nīyatām: let (him) be led / be brought
• nīyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular

• acyutaḥ: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• acyutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; epithet of Viṣṇu; apposition to 'jagat-svāmī'

• laghu: quickly
• laghu: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: laghu (अव्यय-प्रयोग/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb of manner/speed (शीघ्रार्थक अव्यय-प्रयोग)

• bodhaḥ: awakening, awareness
• bodhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kriyatām: let it be done
• kriyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th—षष्ठी), Singular; refers to Acyuta

• hantum: to slay
• hantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्) expressing purpose

• etau: these two
• etau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• mahā-asurau: great demons
• mahā-asurau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual; descriptive compound 'great demons'

Speakers

• Brahmā petitioning Devī

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devī
• Viṣṇu (Acyuta)
• Brahmā
• Madhu
• Kaiṭabha

Shakti Aspects

• Yoga-nidrā (withdrawn to allow Viṣṇu’s awakening)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Awakening
• Restoration of cosmic order
• Divine battle preparation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ‘awakening’ motif implies that right action requires inner clarity; even divine power is depicted as needing the removal of tamas (sleep) for dharma to be defended.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita within a cosmogonic setting: the narrative functions to explain how order is re-established at the dawn of creation through divine intervention.

What is the esoteric significance?

Viṣṇu’s ‘bodha’ is symbolic of consciousness emerging from tamas; Devī governs both states—sleep (binding) and awakening (liberating).