Shloka 94

The Arkāṅga Saptamī (Bhāskara Saptamī) Vow: Origin of Sūrya, Pacification of Rays, and Māgha Saptamī Observance

Devanagari script

ततो ध्यानम् । सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णं सर्वाभरणभूषितं । द्विभुजं रक्तवर्णं च रक्तपंकजधृत्करं

Transliteration

tato dhyānam | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpūrṇaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaṃ | dvibhujaṃ raktavarṇaṃ ca raktapaṃkajadhṛtkaraṃ

Translation

แล้วจึงเข้าสู่สมาธิภาวนา: พึงเพ่งพระองค์ผู้ครบพร้อมด้วยลักษณะมงคลทั้งปวง ประดับด้วยเครื่องอลังการทุกประการ มีสองกร ผิวกายสีแดง และทรงถือดอกบัวแดงไว้ในพระหัตถ์

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रम/कालाधिकरण (Sequence/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of implied action)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as heading/elliptic instruction ‘(do) meditation’

• सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णम्: complete with all marks
• सर्वलक्षणसंपूर्णम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + lakṣaṇa + saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण of (implied) देवम्/आदित्यम् in meditation

• सर्वाभरणभूषितम्: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्वाभरणभूषितम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ābharaṇa + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; ‘adorned with all ornaments’

• द्विभुजम्: two-armed
• द्विभुजम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; ‘two-armed’

• रक्तवर्णम्: red in color
• रक्तवर्णम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; ‘red-colored’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रक्तपंकजधृत्करम्: having hands holding red lotuses
• रक्तपंकजधृत्करम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta + paṅkaja + dhṛt + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘whose hands hold red lotuses’

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (contextual narrator/instructor voice within Adhyaya 77)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रक्तपंकजधृत्करं = रक्त + पंकज + धृत् + करम् (धृत् = √धृ क्तिन्/कृदन्त-आधारित घटक).

FAQs

What is the main practice instruction in this verse?

It gives a dhyāna (meditative visualization) instruction: contemplate a deity form marked by auspicious signs, richly adorned, two-armed, red in complexion, holding a red lotus.

What does the red lotus signify in Purāṇic meditation imagery?

The lotus commonly signifies purity and spiritual unfoldment; specifying a red lotus and red hue emphasizes a particular iconographic mood (often linked with beauty, auspiciousness, and devotional contemplation) suitable for focused dhyāna.

Does this verse identify which deity is being meditated upon?

Not explicitly in the given line. It describes iconographic features; the precise deity identification requires surrounding verses from Adhyaya 77.