Shloka 45

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

सामरं हि जगत्सर्वं निश्चेष्टमपि लक्षये । यन्निमित्तं मया सृष्टा तत्साधय वरानने ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

sāmaraṃ hi jagatsarvaṃ niśceṣṭamapi lakṣaye | yannimittaṃ mayā sṛṣṭā tatsādhaya varānane || 45 ||

Translation

ข้าเห็นว่าทั้งโลกพร้อมเหล่าเทวะอยู่ในความขัดแย้ง แต่กลับประหนึ่งนิ่งเฉย โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม จงบรรลุจุดประสงค์ที่ข้าได้สร้างเจ้าไว้เถิด

Word by Word

• स-अमरम्: together with the gods
• स-अमरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-भाव) + अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अमरैः सह)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगतः)

• निश्चेष्टम्: motionless/inactive
• निश्चेष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चेष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगतः)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-कार (even/also)

• लक्षये: I observe
• लक्षये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• निमित्तम्: cause/purpose
• निमित्तम्: Karma (कर्म/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सृष्टा: (you were) created
• सृष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्तृ-स्त्रीरूपेण (देवी)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साधय: accomplish
• साधय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वर-आनने: O lovely-faced one
• वर-आनने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरम् आननं यस्याः)

Speaker

Unspecified (dialogue voice addressing a feminine figure, 'varānane')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A cosmic tension is observed—universal conflict alongside eerie stillness—then the speaker issues a directive to fulfill the created purpose, shifting from diagnosis to command."}

FAQs

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

The verse frames worldly life as outwardly turbulent yet inwardly bound by a higher stillness—implying a divine order behind apparent conflict—and urges fulfillment of one’s divinely intended role (svadharma/purpose).

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

By stressing “the purpose for which you were created,” it aligns action with divine intention—an essential bhakti attitude where one acts as an instrument of the Lord’s will rather than from ego-driven motives.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic discernment—recognizing one’s appointed duty and executing it effectively.