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Shloka 67

Adhyaya 81Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

प्रबोधञ्च जगत्स्वामी नीयतामच्युतो लघु ।

बोधश्च क्रियतामस्य हन्तुमेतौ महासुरौ ॥

prabodhañ ca jagatsvāmī nīyatām acyuto laghu / bodhaś ca kriyatām asya hantum etau mahāsurau

اور جہان کے مالک اچیوت کو جلد بیدار کیا جائے؛ اس کی بیداری واقع کی جائے، تاکہ وہ ان دو بڑے دیووں کو قتل کرے۔

prabodhamawakening
prabodham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprabodha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
jagat-svāmīlord of the world
jagat-svāmī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat (प्रातिपदिक) + svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; 'lord of the world'
nīyatāmlet (him) be led / be brought
nīyatām:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnī (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular
acyutaḥAcyuta (Viṣṇu)
acyutaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootacyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; epithet of Viṣṇu; apposition to 'jagat-svāmī'
laghuquickly
laghu:
Prakāra (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootlaghu (अव्यय-प्रयोग/प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdverb of manner/speed (शीघ्रार्थक अव्यय-प्रयोग)
bodhaḥawakening, awareness
bodhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbodha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
kriyatāmlet it be done
kriyatām:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular
asyaof him
asya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th—षष्ठी), Singular; refers to Acyuta
hantumto slay
hantum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्) expressing purpose
etauthese two
etau:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
mahā-asuraugreat demons
mahā-asurau:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual; descriptive compound 'great demons'
Brahmā petitioning Devī

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

DevīViṣṇu (Acyuta)BrahmāMadhuKaiṭabha
Yoga-nidrā (withdrawn to allow Viṣṇu’s awakening)
ShaktismAwakeningRestoration of cosmic orderDivine battle preparation

FAQs

The ‘awakening’ motif implies that right action requires inner clarity; even divine power is depicted as needing the removal of tamas (sleep) for dharma to be defended.

Carita within a cosmogonic setting: the narrative functions to explain how order is re-established at the dawn of creation through divine intervention.

Viṣṇu’s ‘bodha’ is symbolic of consciousness emerging from tamas; Devī governs both states—sleep (binding) and awakening (liberating).