Shloka 19

Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells

Devanagari script

विद्याधरत्वमतुलं विज्ञानं पौरुषे मतिः विद्याधराणां धर्मो ऽयं भवान्यां भक्तिरेव च

Transliteration

vidyādharatvamatulaṃ vijñānaṃ pauruṣe matiḥ vidyādharāṇāṃ dharmo 'yaṃ bhavānyāṃ bhaktireva ca

Translation

بے مثال ودیادھرتا، امتیازی/بصیرت والا علم، اور مردانہ و ثابت قدم عزم—یہ ودیادھروں کا دھرم ہے؛ اور بھوانی میں بھکتی بھی۔

Word by Word

• विद्याधरत्वम्: Vidyādhara-hood
• विद्याधरत्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; in enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विद्याधरस्य भावः) + त्व-प्रत्यय — ‘state of being a Vidyādhara’

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: विशेषण (to विद्याधरत्वम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — ‘incomparable’

• विज्ञानम्: knowledge, discernment
• विज्ञानम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; in enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पौरुषे: in valor/manliness
• पौरुषे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘in manliness/valor’

• मतिः: intelligence, inclination
• मतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; in enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विद्याधराणाम्: of the Vidyādharas
• विद्याधराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘of the Vidyādharas’

• धर्मः: dharma
• धर्मः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: विशेषण (Demonstrative to धर्मः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘this’

• भवान्याम्: in Bhavānī
• भवान्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘in/with Bhavānī (Pārvatī)’

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; in enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात — ‘indeed/only’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात — ‘and’

Speakers

• Not specified in the prompt (commonly Pulastya → Nārada framework in Vāmana Purāṇa; verify with full chapter context)

Primary Deities

• Bhavānī (Pārvatī/Durgā)

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Śākta-Śaiva devotion
• Dharma/guṇa taxonomy
• Purāṇic ethnography of celestial classes

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames 'dharma' as an intrinsic disposition: refined knowledge (vijñāna) and firm resolve are crowned by devotion to the Goddess. It suggests that spiritual identity is validated not only by power/attainment (vidyādharatva) but by bhakti as the integrating virtue.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best classified under ancillary purāṇic material supporting Vamśānucarita/Manvantarānucarita-style descriptions (worldly orders and beings) rather than sarga/pratisarga proper. It functions as dharma-varṇana (characterization of groups) within the narrative frame.

What is the symbolic significance?

By making Bhavānī-bhakti a defining mark for Vidyādharas, the text foregrounds sectarian inclusivity: exalted beings are anchored in devotion to the Devī, implying that siddhi/knowledge finds its telos in reverence and surrender.