Shloka 36

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

स्त्रीजितो वा पुमान्यद्वत्षंढो वा प्रमदापतिः । त्यक्तकामस्त्वहं ब्रह्मंल्लोकपालत्वमीदृशम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

strījito vā pumānyadvatṣaṃḍho vā pramadāpatiḥ | tyaktakāmastvahaṃ brahmaṃllokapālatvamīdṛśam || 36 ||

Translation

خواہ مرد عورت کے زیرِ اثر ہو، یا نامرد کی مانند ہو، یا محض عورتوں کا شوہر کہلائے؛ اے برہمن! میں نے کام کو ترک کر کے ایسا ہی منصبِ لوک پال (جہانوں کی نگہبانی) حاصل کیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• स्त्री-जितः: conquered by a woman
• स्त्री-जितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + जित (कृदन्त; √जि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद): ‘conquered by a woman’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• यद्वत्: just as
• यद्वत्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय ‘just as’

• षण्डः: a eunuch
• षण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘eunuch/impotent man’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• प्रमदा-पतिः: husband of a wanton woman
• प्रमदा-पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमदा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘husband of a wanton woman’

• त्यक्त-कामः: one who has renounced desire
• त्यक्त-कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त (कृदन्त; √त्यज्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ‘one whose desire is abandoned’

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (Brahmā)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; address to Brahmā/‘O Brahman’

• लोकपालत्वम्: the status of being a Lokapāla
• लोकपालत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाववाचक ‘state of being a world-guardian’

• ईदृशम्: such; like this
• ईदृशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative adjective ‘such/like this’

Speaker

Unclear from single-verse input (dialogue context not provided; likely a narrator or a deity speaking to a Brahman interlocutor).

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Lokapāla

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that true authority and exalted status arise from tyakta-kāma (renunciation of desire), not from worldly identity or sensual domination; self-mastery is presented as the foundation of spiritual power.

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

While bhakti is not named directly, the implied discipline—freedom from kama and egoic roles—supports steady devotion, because a desireless mind becomes fit for single-pointed remembrance and service to the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual sādhanā: restraining desire (kāma-nirodha) as a prerequisite for higher responsibility and attainment.