Shloka 109
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
Devanagari script
यदर्थ च मया देव: प्रयतेन तथा विभो
Transliteration
yadartha ca mayā devaḥ prayatena tathā vibho
Translation
اے صاحبِ جلال! جس مقصد کے لیے میں نے پوری کوشش کے ساتھ ربّ کو طلب کیا تھا، وہ مقصد پورا ہو گیا۔
Word by Word
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अर्थम्purpose/aim
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
देवःthe god/lord
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रयत्नेनwith effort
प्रयत्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयत्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तथाthus/in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
विभोO mighty one/O Lord
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वासुदेव (Vāsudeva, speaker)द
देव (Deva, the Lord addressed/invoked)व
विभु (Vibhu, the mighty one addressed)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Sincere effort directed toward the divine (or a righteous goal) is meaningful when it culminates in the fulfillment of its intended purpose; devotion is not merely emotion but purposeful striving aligned with dharma.
Vāsudeva addresses a powerful figure, stating that the aim for which he had earnestly approached or sought the Lord has now been accomplished, marking a moment of resolution and confirmation of divine or moral intent.