Shloka 49

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

Sanskrit

नित्यनैमित्तिकानान्तु महाहानिर्द्विजन्मनः । भवत्यतस्त्वं हे भद्रे ! मामुद्धर हिमालयात् ॥

Transliteration

nitya-naimittikānāṃ tu mahā-hānir dvijanmanaḥ | bhavaty atas tvaṃ he bhadre! mām uddhara himālayāt ||

Translation

สำหรับผู้เกิดสองครั้ง การละเลยพิธีกรรมประจำวันและพิธีกรรมตามกาลย่อมก่อความสูญเสียใหญ่หลวง ดังนั้น โอ้เทวีผู้เปี่ยมเมตตา โปรดช่วยกู้ข้าพเจ้าจากหิมาลัยเถิด

Word by Word

• नित्यनैमित्तिकानाम्: of daily and occasional rites
• नित्यनैमित्तिकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य + नैमित्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः ‘नित्य(कर्म) + नैमित्तिक(कर्म)’ = of daily and occasional (rites)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• महाहानिः: great loss
• महाहानिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महती हानिः’

• द्विजन्मनः: of the twice-born
• द्विजन्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘द्विजस्य जन्म’ → द्विजन्मन्; here ‘of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)’

• भवति: occurs/is
• भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (therefore/from this reason)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हे: O
• हे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-निपात (vocative particle)

• भद्रे: O good lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उद्धर: lift out, rescue
• उद्धर: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हिमालयात्: from the Himalaya
• हिमालयात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Brāhmaṇa (to Varūthinī)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ritual obligation
• Nitya-naimittika karma
• Urgency

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇic ethics here emphasizes continuity of discipline: dharma is sustained by repetition (nitya) and timely responsiveness (naimittika). Neglect is portrayed as a ‘mahā-hāni’—a major spiritual and social setback.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Not directly pancalakṣaṇa; it is dharma-śikṣā (instruction on conduct) within narrative.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘Himālaya’ can function as a symbol of alluring otherworldly heights (pleasure, wonder, even ascetic romance) that can distract from one’s ordained rhythm of duty.