Shloka 60

Account of Kāmākṣā (Bhavānī) at Āhicchatrā

Devanagari script

शत्रुघ्न उवाच । कोऽहिच्छत्रापती राजा सुमदः किं तपः कृतम् । येनेयं सर्वलोकानां माता तुष्टात्र संस्थिता

Transliteration

śatrughna uvāca | ko'hicchatrāpatī rājā sumadaḥ kiṃ tapaḥ kṛtam | yeneyaṃ sarvalokānāṃ mātā tuṣṭātra saṃsthitā

Translation

ศัตรุฆนะกล่าวว่า: “พระราชาสุมทะ ผู้ครองอาหิจฉัตรานั้นคือผู้ใด? พระองค์ได้บำเพ็ญตบะสิ่งใด จึงทำให้พระมารดาแห่งสรรพโลกนี้—พระเทวี—ทรงพอพระทัยและเสด็จมาประทับ ณ ที่นี่?”

Word by Word

• शत्रुघ्नः: Śatrughna
• शत्रुघ्नः: Karta (Speaker/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/वचनक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Interrogative subject/प्रश्नकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (who?)

• अहिच्छत्रापती: lord of Ahicchatra
• अहिच्छत्रापती: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिच्छत्र + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अहिच्छत्रस्य पति = lord/king of Ahicchatra)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सुमदः: Sumada
• सुमदः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Interrogative object/प्रश्नकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (what?)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate via participle/कृदन्त-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तपः कृतम्’ = performed

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (by which/whereby)

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all worlds
• सर्वलोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां लोकानां = of all worlds)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तुष्टा: pleased
• तुष्टा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (pleased)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (here)

• संस्थिता: situated/established
• संस्थिता: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ अर्थे (situated/established)

Speaker

Śatrughna

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोऽहिच्छत्रापती = कः + अहिच्छत्रापती; येनेयं = येन + इयम्; तुष्टात्र = तुष्टा + अत्र.

Characters & Entities

• Śatrughna
• Ahicchatra
• King Sumada
• Mother of all worlds (a Devi/Mother-goddess reference)

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse and what is he asking?

Śatrughna is speaking, asking about the identity of King Sumada of Ahicchatra and the austerity (tapas) that caused the “Mother of all worlds” to become pleased and reside there.

What does the verse imply about how a sacred site becomes sanctified?

It implies that a place becomes spiritually significant when intense tapas or virtuous practice leads to divine favor—here, the Mother-goddess is said to abide there after being pleased.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is suggested by this question?

The verse highlights the Purāṇic theme that sincere austerity and devotion can attract divine grace, transforming both the practitioner and the place connected with that practice.