Shloka 76

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

Sanskrit

आवां जहि न यत्रोर्वो सलिलेन परिप्लुता ।

प्रीतौ स्वस्तव युद्धेन श्लाघ्यस्त्वं मृत्युरावयोः ॥

Transliteration

āvāṃ jahi na yatrorvo salilena pariplutā | prītau svastava yuddhena ślāghyas tvaṃ mṛtyur āvayoḥ ||

Translation

'ہمیں ایسی جگہ مارو جہاں زمین پانی میں ڈوبی ہوئی نہ ہو۔ ہم تمہاری جنگ سے خوش ہیں؛ تم قابل تعریف ہو—ہم دونوں کی موت تم ہی بنو۔'

Word by Word

• āvām: us two
• āvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: 1st person pronoun, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन)

• jahi: slay
• jahi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हने)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक)

• urvoḥ: of the two thighs
• urvoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन)

• salilena: with water
• salilena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• pariplutā: flooded/covered over
• pariplutā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paripluta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; pari+√plu प्लवने, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); PPP used adjectivally; agrees with 'urvoḥ' understood as 'urvī' (two thighs)

• prītau: (we two are) pleased
• prītau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √prī प्रीतौ, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); 'we two are pleased' (elliptic)

• su: well/very
• su: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (अव्यय)
• Form: Prefix/adverbial particle (उपसर्ग/निपात) intensifier

• stava: of you/your
• stava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); epic form stava = tava

• yuddhena: by (this) battle
• yuddhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• ślāghyaḥ: praiseworthy
• ślāghyaḥ: Pratijna (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ślāgh स्तुतौ, यत्/णीय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mṛtyuḥ: death
• mṛtyuḥ: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to 'tvam'

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन)

Speakers

• Madhu and Kaiṭabha addressing Viṣṇu

Primary Deities

• Viṣṇu

Shakti Aspects

• Mahāmāyā (background cause of their self-binding condition)

Key Themes

• Boons as self-limitation
• Cosmic waters vs. stable ground
• Asuric pride and fatal conditions

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ego binds itself through ‘clever’ conditions; dharmic intelligence uses those very conditions to dissolve the obstruction.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Narrative episode within Manvantara; not a genealogical (vaṃśa) passage but a didactic myth illustrating divine governance.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Unflooded earth’ symbolizes firm grounding (stability of sattva/awareness). The demons deny any such ground, forcing the Lord to reveal a transcendent ‘place’ beyond ordinary categories.