Shloka 27

The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow

Devanagari script

उमया रक्षया सार्द्धं शंखचक्रगदाधरः । उद्दिश्य मथुरां चक्रे प्रयाणं कमलासनः

Transliteration

umayā rakṣayā sārddhaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | uddiśya mathurāṃ cakre prayāṇaṃ kamalāsanaḥ

Translation

اُما کو محافظہ ساتھ لے کر، شنکھ چکر گدا دھاری پرمیشور متھرا کی طرف روانہ ہوئے؛ اور کمل آسن (برہما) نے بھی اسی مقصد کو سامنے رکھ کر سفر اختیار کیا۔

Word by Word

• umayā: with Umā
• umayā: Sahakārī / Sahārtha (सह-सम्बन्ध; companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• rakṣayā: with protection/guard
• rakṣayā: Sahakārī / Sahārtha (सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahārtha marker (सह-अर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb/preposition (सहार्थक अव्यय) meaning ‘together with’

• śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ: the bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शंखं चक्रं गदां च धरति इति)

• uddiśya: aiming toward/intending
• uddiśya: Prayojana/Direction (प्रयोजन/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√diś (दिश्-धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय) with sense ‘having aimed/with intention toward’

• mathurām: Mathurā
• mathurām: Karma/Goal (कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य) with uddiśya
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• cakre: made/undertook
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada

• prayāṇam: journey/departure
• prayāṇam: Karma (कर्म) of cakre
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• kamalāsanaḥ: the lotus-seated one
• kamalāsanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) in apposition to śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कमले आसनं यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual voice within the Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue-pair not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ → śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ (compound segmentation).

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Viṣṇu (Śaṅkhacakragadādhara)
• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)
• Mathurā

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about Mathurā in the Padma Purāṇa?

It treats Mathurā as a deliberate sacred destination, implying its prominence in Vaiṣṇava sacred geography and pilgrimage-oriented narrative.

Who is ‘Śaṅkhacakragadādhara’ in this verse?

It is a standard epithet of Viṣṇu, identifying him by his emblems: conch (śaṅkha), discus (cakra), and mace (gadā).

What ethical or devotional lesson is suggested here?

The verse models purposeful movement toward a holy goal (Mathurā) under divine protection, suggesting that sacred intention and guidance are central to religious journeying.