Shloka 77
Agastya Arghya Rite and the Gaurī & Sārasvata Vows
with Origin Narratives and Merit Statements
नमो गोर्य्यै नमः पुष्ट्यै नमः कांत्यै नमः श्रियै । रंभायै ललितायै च वामदेव्यै नमो नमः
namo goryyai namaḥ puṣṭyai namaḥ kāṃtyai namaḥ śriyai | raṃbhāyai lalitāyai ca vāmadevyai namo namaḥ
ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระคาวรี; ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระปุษฏี; ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระกานติ; ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระศรี. ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระรัมภาและพระลลิตา; ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระวามเทวี ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า.
Unspecified (a devotional recitation/stotra-style verse within the narrative context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पाठे 'नमो' इति रूपं सर्वत्र 'नमः' (नमस्) इत्यस्य पदसन्धि/छान्दस-रूपम्। 'गोर्य्यै' = 'गौर्यै' (वर्तनीभेदः/द्वित्वलेखनम्)।
FAQs
The verse is a hymn of salutations to feminine divine forms and qualities—Gaurī, Puṣṭi, Kānti, Śrī, Rambhā, Lalitā, and Vāmadevī—expressing reverence to the Devī through multiple epithets.
Listing multiple names functions as nāma-vandanā (name-based reverence), acknowledging the Goddess as manifesting many powers—prosperity (Puṣṭi), radiance (Kānti), fortune (Śrī), and graceful divinity (Lalitā)—within a unified devotional act.
It models humility and gratitude: by offering repeated salutations, the devotee recognizes that auspicious qualities such as prosperity, beauty, and well-being are ultimately gifts of the divine and should be approached with reverence rather than entitlement.