Shloka 2

Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra

Devanagari script

प्रक्षिपस्वानलप्रख्यां शक्तिं हेमविभूषिताम् । ममायं पंचतां यातु दिगंबररिपुप्रिय ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

prakṣipasvānalaprakhyāṃ śaktiṃ hemavibhūṣitām | mamāyaṃ paṃcatāṃ yātu digaṃbararipupriya || 2 ||

Translation

“จงขว้างศักติที่ลุกโชติช่วงดุจไฟ ประดับด้วยทองคำ ให้ศัตรูของเราผู้นี้กลับสู่ภาวะแห่งปัญจธาตุเถิด—โอผู้เป็นที่รักของศัตรูแห่งทิคัมพร!”

Word by Word

• prakṣipa: throw/cast
• prakṣipa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṣip (धातु) लोट्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र

• anala-prakhyām: fire-like
• anala-prakhyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anala (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘अग्नि-सदृशी’ इत्यर्थे

• śaktim: spear/weapon (śakti)
• śaktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• hema-vibhūṣitām: adorned with gold
• hema-vibhūṣitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣita (कृदन्त; √bhūṣ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘śaktim’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• paṃcatām: to death
• paṃcatām: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃcatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य), एकवचन; ‘पञ्चत्वम्’ = death (state of being five elements)

• yātu: let him go
• yātu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु) लोट्
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• digaṃbara-ripu-priya: O beloved of the enemy of Digambara
• digaṃbara-ripu-priya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: digaṃbara (प्रातिपदिक) + ripu (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘दिगम्बरस्य रिपोः प्रिय’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Narrative speaker (contextual; a character in a martial/ritual address within the Mahatmya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira (heroic)","secondary_rasa":"raudra (anger)","emotional_journey":"A forceful command to strike and kill, framed with fiery imagery and martial resolve."}

Characters & Entities

• Digambara (as an epithet)
• Śakti (weapon)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames death as pañcatva—returning to the five elements—while invoking a fierce, protective force symbolized by a fire-like śakti, typical of Mahatmya-style protection and victory motifs.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti appears here as surrender to a higher power for protection and justice: the speaker invokes a divinely empowered force rather than relying solely on personal strength, reflecting dependence on the deity’s will.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse chiefly reflects mantra-style imperative usage and epithet formation (a Vyākaraṇa/grammar takeaway): compounds like anala-prakhyā and digambara-ripu-priya show how Sanskrit compresses ritual address and description into precise samāsa forms.