Shloka 6

Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha

Devanagari script

जगाम चान्यं विजनं देशं दृष्ट्वा मुनीश्वरान् । मृतमात्रा च सा बाला कपर्दीशाग्रतो मृगी

Transliteration

jagāma cānyaṃ vijanaṃ deśaṃ dṛṣṭvā munīśvarān | mṛtamātrā ca sā bālā kapardīśāgrato mṛgī

Translation

మునీశ్వరులను చూసి ఆమె మరో నిర్జన దేశానికి వెళ్లింది. ఆ చిన్న జింక కపర్దీశుడు (శివుడు) ఎదుట ఇప్పుడే చనిపోయినట్టుగా పడిపోయింది.

Word by Word

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• anyam: another
• anyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying deśam

• vijanam: lonely/deserted
• vijanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying deśam

• deśam: place/region
• deśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √dṛś; indeclinable verbal form

• munīśvarān: lords among sages
• munīśvarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: munīnām īśvarāḥ); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mṛta-mātrā: as good as dead / almost dead
• mṛta-mātrā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛta (√mṛ धातु, क्त) + mātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (मृत-परिमाण/मृत-सदृश: 'as if dead'); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying sā bālā mṛgī

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

• sā: she/that (female)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bālā: the young girl
• bālā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); appositional to sā/mṛgī

• kapardīśa-agrataḥ: in front of Kapardīśa (Śiva)
• kapardīśa-agrataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kapardīśa + agrataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyayībhāva: kapardīśasya agrataḥ; agrataḥ = indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक)

• mṛgī: the doe (female deer)
• mṛgī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual voice within the Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: cānyam = ca + anyam; munīśvarān = muni + īśvarān (tatpuruṣa); kapardīśāgrato = kapardīśa + agrataḥ (avyayībhāva; ā + a → ā).

Characters & Entities

• Munis (munīśvarāḥ)
• Kapardīśa (Śiva)

FAQs

Who is Kapardīśa mentioned in this verse?

Kapardīśa is an epithet of Śiva, referring to the Lord characterized by kaparda—matted/knotted hair—common in Śaiva descriptions.

What is the narrative action described here?

A young doe, after noticing eminent sages, moves to a more secluded place and is described as lying before Śiva as though it had just died.

What is the devotional or ethical undertone in this verse?

The verse frames sages and Śiva as awe-inspiring presences; the creature’s reaction underscores reverence and the gravity of being in the vicinity of holy beings.