Shloka 111

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैस्सम्यगिष्टैस्तु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्येत त्वयि दृष्टे पुरंदर

Transliteration

agniṣṭomādibhiryajñaissamyagiṣṭaistu yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpyeta tvayi dṛṣṭe puraṃdara

Translation

اگنِشٹوم وغیرہ یَجْیوں کو درست طریقے سے ادا کرنے سے جو ثواب ملتا ہے، اے پُرندر! وہی ثواب محض آپ کے دیدار سے حاصل ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अग्निष्टोमादिभिः: by Agniṣṭoma and other (rites)
• अग्निष्टोमादिभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निष्टोमादि (प्रातिपदिक; अग्निष्टोम + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘by/with Agniṣṭoma etc.’

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘properly’)

• इष्टैः: performed/offered
• इष्टैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; √यज ‘to sacrifice’ → इष्ट ‘sacrificed/offered’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of यज्ञैः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधबोधक अव्यय (particle)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Relative marker)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative) विशेषण (of फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Result as object of implied ‘is obtained’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Demonstrative marker)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समवाप्येत: would be attained
• समवाप्येत: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘would be obtained’

• त्वयि: in you/when it is you
• त्वयि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• दृष्टे: when (you are) seen
• दृष्टे: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial circumstance)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश् ‘to see’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) with त्वयि

• पुरंदर: O Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in provided excerpt (a devotee/praiser addressing Indra as Purandara)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैः → अग्निष्टोमादिभिः + यज्ञैः; यज्ञैस्सम्यगिष्टैस्तु → यज्ञैः + सम्यक् + इष्टैः + तु; यत्फलम् → यत् + फलम्; तत्फलं → तत् + फलम्; सति-सप्तमी: त्वयि दृष्टे.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Purandara
• Agniṣṭoma
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It equates the merit (phala) of major Vedic sacrifices like the Agniṣṭoma with the spiritual benefit of directly beholding a revered deity—here, Indra (Purandara).

Why is Agniṣṭoma mentioned specifically?

Agniṣṭoma is a prominent Soma-sacrifice and a benchmark of Vedic ritual excellence; citing it highlights that even the highest ritual rewards are matched by the power of divine darśana.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from the verse?

It suggests that sincere reverence and direct encounter (darśana) can be spiritually transformative, emphasizing inner devotion and grace alongside (or beyond) elaborate ritual performance.