Shloka 29

Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha

Devanagari script

नाम्ना सत्यवती लोके पितृलोके तथाष्टका । आयुरारोग्यदा नित्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदा

Transliteration

nāmnā satyavatī loke pitṛloke tathāṣṭakā | āyurārogyadā nityaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradā

Translation

ในโลกมนุษย์ นางเป็นที่รู้จักนามว่า “สัตยวตี” และในปิตฤโลกะเรียกว่า “อัษฏกา” นางประทานอายุยืนและความปราศจากโรคภัยอยู่เนืองนิตย์ และให้ผลแห่งความปรารถนาทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• n1mn1: by name
• n1mn1: Karana (Instrument/means/ )
• Type: Noun
• Root: n1man ( )
• Form: , (3rd/ ), (Instrumental Singular)

• satyavat
  2b: Satyavat
  2b
• satyavat
  2b: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyavat
  2b ( )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka ( )
• Form: , (7th/ ), (Locative Singular)

• pit 5bloke: in the world of the ancestors
• pit 5bloke: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pit 5bloka ( )
• Form: , (7th/ ), (Locative Singular)

• tath1: and also
• tath1: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tath1 ( )
• Form: (conjunction/adverb: "and also/likewise")

• a 63 6dak1: A 63 6dak1 (name)
• a 63 6dak1: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a 63 6dak1 ( )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular)

• 1yu 25-1rogya-d1: giver of life and health
• 1yu 25-1rogya-d1: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: 1yus + 1rogya + d
  01 ( + + )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); (bahuvr
  2bhi-like sense but form is tatpuru 63a: "giver of longevity and health"); qualifies a 63 6dak1/satyavat
  2b

• nitya 43: always
• nitya 43: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya ( )
• Form: (adverb: "always")

• sarva-k1ma-phala-prad1: bestower of all desired fruits
• sarva-k1ma-phala-prad1: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + k1ma + phala + prad
  01 ( + + + )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); "giver of the fruits of all desires"; qualifies a 63 6dak1/satyavat
  2b

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within Padma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major sandhi beyond compound-internal joins: 1yur1rogyad1 = 1yus + 1rogya + d
01; sarvak1maphalaprad1 = sarva + k1ma + phala + prad
01.

Characters & Entities

• Satyavatī
• Aṣṭakā
• Pitṛloka

FAQs

Who is called Satyavatī in this verse, and why is she also called Aṣṭakā?

The verse states that the same revered figure is known as Satyavatī in the human realm and as Aṣṭakā in Pitṛloka, indicating a change of epithet/name according to realm and function.

What benefits (phala) are promised by this verse?

It attributes to her the power to grant longevity (āyuḥ), health/freedom from disease (ārogya), and the fulfillment/results of all desired aims (sarvakāma-phala).

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway from describing such epithets and fruits?

The verse reinforces the Purāṇic theme that honoring sacred figures (and their names across realms) is linked with well-being and the attainment of legitimate life aims, encouraging reverence and remembrance.