Shloka 116
Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows
with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements
नमो भवान्यै कामिन्यै वासुदेव्यै जगच्छ्रियै । आनंददायै नंदायै सुभद्रायै नमोनमः
namo bhavānyai kāminyai vāsudevyai jagacchriyai | ānaṃdadāyai naṃdāyai subhadrāyai namonamaḥ
ขอนอบน้อมแด่ภวานี แด่ผู้เป็นที่รัก แด่วาสุเทวีผู้เป็นศรีแห่งโลก แด่ผู้ประทานอานันทะ แด่นันดา แด่สุภัทรา—นอบน้อมแล้วนอบน้อมอีก
Unnamed devotee/narrative voice (a stotra-style salutation within the chapter context)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमो → नमः; नमोनमः → नमः + नमः
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The verse is a devotional salutation (stuti) to Devī, addressed through multiple epithets—Bhavānī, Jagacchri (world’s splendor), Ānandadā (giver of bliss), Nandā, and Subhadrā—also invoking her as Vāsudevī, the divine power associated with Vāsudeva.
It models bhakti through repeated namaskāra (salutation) and nāma-smaraṇa (remembering the deity through names), presenting devotion as an act of praise, surrender, and continual remembrance.
The repetition underscores humility and perseverance in devotion—returning again and again to reverence—suggesting that sustained, respectful remembrance is itself transformative.