Shloka 55

Devanagari script

यथा त्वया महाभागे मदर्थ संशितव्रते । विशेषो हि त्वया भद्ठे व्रते ह्स्मिन्‌ समर्पित:,“कठोर व्रतका पालन करनेवाली महाभागे! इस प्रकार विशुद्धहृदया अरुन्धती देवीने यहाँ परम सिद्धि प्राप्त की थी, जैसी कि तुमने मेरे लिये तप करके सिद्धि पायी है। भद्रे! तुमने इस व्रतमें विशेष आत्मसमर्पण किया है

Transliteration

yathā tvayā mahābhāge mad-arthaṁ saṁśita-vrate | viśeṣo hi tvayā bhadre vrate ’smin samarpitaḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O mapalad na ginang, matatag sa mahigpit na panata—kung paanong nagtiis ka ng pag-aayuno at pagninilay para sa akin, gayon din ang dalisay ang puso na diyosang si Arundhatī ay nagkamit dito ng pinakamataas na kaganapan. O mahinahong babae, sa pagtalima sa panatang ito ay ipinamalas mo ang natatanging lubos na pag-aalay ng sarili.”

Word by Word

• {'yathā': 'just as

• in the manner that', 'tvayā': 'by you', 'mahābhāge': 'O greatly fortunate/noble lady', 'mad-artham': 'for my sake

• on my account', 'saṁśita-vrate': 'firm/steadfast in vow

• one whose vow is well-resolved', 'viśeṣaḥ': 'special distinction

• exceptional feature', 'hi': 'indeed

• for', 'bhadre': 'O auspicious/gentle lady (vocative of address)', 'vrate': 'in the vow/observance', 'asmin': 'in this', 'samarpitaḥ': 'offered

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arundhatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that the power of a vow (vrata) is intensified by steadfastness and self-surrender (samarpana). Ethical discipline is not merely external practice; it becomes spiritually efficacious when dedicated with wholehearted intent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a noble woman who has undertaken a rigorous observance for his sake, praising her exceptional dedication. He cites Arundhatī as an exemplar who attained supreme success through such purity and commitment, thereby validating the woman’s practice.