Shloka 46

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

एन॑ प्रजापति: पूर्वमाराध्य बहुभि: स्तवै:

Transliteration

enaṁ prajāpatiḥ pūrvam ārādhya bahubhiḥ stavaiḥ

Translation

“Thuở trước, Prajāpati đã làm đẹp lòng Ngài bằng nhiều bài tụng ca tán thán.”

Word by Word

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजापतिः: Prajapati (the Lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूर्वम्: formerly; earlier
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: true

• आराध्य: having worshipped; having propitiated
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund), having worshipped/propitiated

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• स्तवैः: with hymns; with praises
• स्तवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (speaker)
• Prajāpati

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That sincere devotion expressed through repeated praises (stava/stuti) is a legitimate and powerful means to gain divine favor; even exalted beings like Prajāpati rely on disciplined worship rather than mere status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva cites an earlier precedent: Prajāpati once propitiated a revered being by offering many hymns, using this example to support the value of praise and worship within dharmic conduct.