Shloka 16

प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara

Devanagari script

वासव! इस प्रकार इनके द्वारा तिरस्कृत होकर अब मैं तुममें ही निवास करूँगी। तुम्हें सदा सावधान रहकर तपस्या और पराक्रमद्वारा मुझे धारण करना चाहिये ।।

Transliteration

śakra uvāca—nāsti devamanuṣyeṣu sarvabhūteṣu vā pumān | yas tvām eko viṣahituṁ śaknuyāt kamalālaye ||

Translation

Śakra nói: “Hỡi Kamalālayā (Đấng ngự trong hoa sen), giữa chư thiên, loài người, hay thật ra trong mọi loài hữu tình, không có một người đàn ông nào có thể một mình gánh nổi sức nặng của nàng.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: there is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3, Singular

• देवमनुष्येषु: among gods and men
• देवमनुष्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवमनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सर्वभूतेषु: among all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• पुमान्: a man/person
• पुमान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• एकः: alone
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विषहितुम्: to endure/bear
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सह्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage), purpose

• शक्नुयात्: could be able
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक्
• Form: Potential/Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3, Singular

• कमलालये: O lotus-dweller (epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमलालय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Kamalālayā (Śrī/Lakṣmī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity and sovereignty (Śrī/Lakṣmī) are not meant to be carried by isolated ego or solitary power; they require sustained discipline, vigilance, and supportive conditions. The verse underscores humility and the ethical responsibility needed to sustain fortune.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra) addresses the Lotus-dwelling goddess (Śrī/Lakṣmī), acknowledging that no single being—whether god, human, or any creature—can bear her ‘weight’ alone, implying that maintaining prosperity and royal splendor demands continual effort and broader support.