Shloka 65

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

Devanagari script

आरोग्यार्थं च सूर्यं च धर्ममोक्षाय माधवम् । शिवं च कृत्यकामार्थं सर्वकामाय चंडिकाम्

Transliteration

ārogyārthaṃ ca sūryaṃ ca dharmamokṣāya mādhavam | śivaṃ ca kṛtyakāmārthaṃ sarvakāmāya caṃḍikām

Translation

ఆరోగ్యార్థం సూర్యదేవుని ఆరాధించాలి; ధర్మమోక్షార్థం మాధవుడు (విష్ణువు)ను భజించాలి. కృత్యకర్మసిద్ధి, అభీష్ట కార్యసఫలత కోసం శివుని పూజించాలి; సమస్త కోరికల పరిపూర్ణతకు చండికాదేవిని ఉపాసించాలి.

Word by Word

• आरोग्य-अर्थम्: for health
• आरोग्य-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose) (adverbial accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्यार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; आरोग्य + अर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः: ‘आरोग्यस्य अर्थम्’ (purpose for health)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction/particle)

• सूर्यम्: the Sun (god)
• सूर्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (of implied ‘पूजयेत्/भजेत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction/particle)

• धर्म-मोक्षाय: for dharma and liberation
• धर्म-मोक्षाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Beneficiary) (goal: for dharma and liberation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्ममोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + मोक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः द्वन्द्वः: ‘धर्मश्च मोक्षश्च’ → ‘धर्ममोक्ष’

• माधवम्: Mādhava (Viṣṇu)
• माधवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (of implied ‘पूजयेत्/भजेत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (of implied ‘पूजयेत्/भजेत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction/particle)

• कृत्य-काम-अर्थम्: for accomplishing desired duties/aims
• कृत्य-काम-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose) (adverbial accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्यकामार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्य + काम + अर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः: ‘कृत्यकामस्य अर्थम्’ (for success in duties/desires)

• सर्व-कामाय: for (fulfillment of) all desires
• सर्व-कामाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Beneficiary) (goal: for all desires)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकाम (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेषां कामानां (प्राप्तये)’

• चण्डिकाम्: Caṇḍikā (Goddess)
• चण्डिकाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object) (of implied ‘पूजयेत्/भजेत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: आरोग्यार्थं = आरोग्य + अर्थम्. धर्ममोक्षाय = धर्म + मोक्षाय (द्वन्द्व-समास). कृत्यकामार्थं = कृत्य + काम + अर्थम्. सर्वकामाय = सर्व + कामाय.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Mādhava (Viṣṇu)
• Śiva
• Caṇḍikā (Devī)

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It assigns specific spiritual goals to specific deities: health through Sūrya, dharma and liberation through Viṣṇu (Mādhava), success in ritual/undertakings through Śiva, and fulfillment of all desires through the Goddess Caṇḍikā.

Does the verse promote one deity over others?

It presents a complementary, goal-oriented approach to devotion, acknowledging multiple deities as presiding over different results rather than arguing for exclusivity.

What ethical or practical lesson can be drawn from this teaching?

It frames worship as disciplined and purposeful: align one’s prayers and practices with higher aims (health, righteous living, liberation, successful duties) rather than seeking results without clarity of intention.