Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

सम्यग्‌ योगजपै: शान्तिर्नियमैदेहतापनै: । तप्यतां या गतिर्देव परमा सा गतिर्भवान्‌

Transliteration

samyag yogajapaiḥ śāntir niyamair dehatāpanaiḥ |

tapyatāṃ yā gatir deva paramā sā gatir bhavān, deva ||

Translation

Vāyu nói: “An tịnh chân thật đạt được nhờ kỷ luật yoga đúng đắn và sự trì tụng thần chú thiêng, cùng những giới hạnh rèn luyện và ‘nung’ thân trong khổ hạnh. Ôi Thần linh, đích đến tối thượng mà người tu tapas đạt được chẳng phải gì khác ngoài chính Ngài—Ngài là mục tiêu cao nhất ấy.”

Word by Word

• सम्यक्: properly, rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• योगजपैः: by yoga and japa (meditative practice and recitation)
• योगजपैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगजप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शान्तिः: peace, tranquility
• शान्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नियमैः: by disciplines, observances
• नियमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• देहतापनैः: by bodily austerities (lit. body-heatings)
• देहतापनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहतापन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तप्यताम्: let them practice austerity / of those who perform austerity
• तप्यताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Present, Imperative/Optative (injunctive-like usage), Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• या: which
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: course, state, goal
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देव: O god, O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• परमा: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गतिः: goal, state
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देव: O god, O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (the Wind-god)
• Deva (addressed deity; the supreme goal)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Peace (śānti) arises from disciplined practice—yoga, mantra-repetition (japa), and niyamas that train the body and mind. The verse culminates in a theistic conclusion: the ‘supreme destination’ (paramā gati) sought through austerity is not merely a place or state but the Divine itself.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva speaks in praise of ascetic discipline and its fruit. Addressing a deity as ‘Deva,’ he identifies the ultimate reward of tapas—attained by practitioners—as the very person of the God being addressed, emphasizing devotion and the personal nature of the highest goal.