Shloka 6

The Hymn to Gaṇapati

and the Rule of Worshipping Gaṇeśa First

Devanagari script

तौ च दृष्ट्वा नगसुता सिध्यर्थं पर्यभाषत । इदं तु मोदकं पुत्रौ देवैर्दत्तं मुदान्वितैः

Transliteration

tau ca dṛṣṭvā nagasutā sidhyarthaṃ paryabhāṣata | idaṃ tu modakaṃ putrau devairdattaṃ mudānvitaiḥ

Translation

ان دونوں کو دیکھ کر پہاڑ کی بیٹی نے ان کے کام کی کامیابی کے لیے کہا: “اے بیٹو! یہ میٹھا مودک خوش دل دیوتاؤں نے عطا کیا ہے۔”

Word by Word

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन) सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having seen’

• naga-sutā: the mountain’s daughter
• naga-sutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naga (प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नगस्य सुता)

• siddhi-artham: for (their) success
• siddhi-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-भावः ‘सिद्ध्यर्थम्’ = for the sake of success

• pary-abhāṣata: she addressed (them)
• pary-abhāṣata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + bhāṣ (भाष् धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada; ‘she spoke/addressed’

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अव्यय), contrast/emphasis

• modakam: sweet (modaka)
• modakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: modaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• putrau: O sons (you two)
• putrau: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Dual (द्विवचन)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Agent (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dattam: given
• dattam: Karma (कर्म) (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with ‘modakam’

• mudā-anvitaiḥ: joyful
• mudā-anvitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-भावः ‘मुदया अन्वितैः’ = endowed with joy; qualifies ‘devaiḥ’

Speaker

Nagasutā (Pārvatī, the daughter of the mountain)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: devairdattaṃ → devaiḥ dattam; mudānvitaiḥ → mudā-anvitaiḥ; sidhyarthaṃ → siddhi-artham; paryabhāṣata → pary-abhāṣata.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (Nagasutā)
• Devas (gods)
• Putrau (two sons—contextually likely Gaṇeśa and/or Kārttikeya)

FAQs

What is the central message of this verse?

It portrays divine support for a successful undertaking: Pārvatī points to a modaka gifted by joyful gods, signaling blessing and auspiciousness.

Who is speaking here, and to whom?

The speaker is Nagasutā—Pārvatī, the mountain-born goddess—addressing “putrau,” the two sons (contextually understood as her sons, depending on the surrounding narrative).

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from this dialogue?

The verse emphasizes that righteous efforts are aided by divine grace, and that receiving gifts with gratitude and joy aligns one’s actions with auspicious outcomes.