Shloka 21

Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra

Devanagari script

सोऽहं विश्वासभावेन विश्वस्तस्ते वरानने ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

so'haṃ viśvāsabhāvena viśvastaste varānane || 21 ||

Translation

اسی لیے، اے خوش رخسار، میں نے اعتماد کے ساتھ تم پر بھروسا کیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• saḥ: that (I)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• viśvāsa-bhāvena: with trustful feeling
• viśvāsa-bhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; instrumental of manner ‘with/by a feeling of trust’

• viśvastaḥ: trusting/confident
• viśvastaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√śvas (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate ‘having trusted/being trusting’

• te: in you/to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) / षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; here best as dative ‘in/for you’ with viśvastaḥ

• vara-ānane: O fair-faced one
• vara-ānane: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; ‘O beautiful-faced one’

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual dialogue voice not provided in the single-verse input)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes viśvāsa-bhāva—inner trust—as a key spiritual posture: the seeker relies on the addressed guide/deity with confidence rather than doubt.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is shown as relational and surrender-based: the devotee approaches with trust (viśvāsa) and reliance (viśvastaḥ), which is central to śaraṇāgati.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the required bhāva (inner intent) that makes any ritual or tirtha-observance spiritually effective.