Shloka 9

Vaitaraṇī-tīrtha and the Devayāna Path

Kaliṅga Episode

Devanagari script

ततः कल्याणरूपाभिववग्भिस्ते रुद्रमस्तुवन्‌ । इष्ट्या चैनं तर्पयित्वा मानयांचक्रिरे तदा,यों कहकर उन्होंने कल्याणमय वचनोंद्वारा भगवान्‌ रुद्रका स्तवन किया और इष्टिद्वारा उन्हें तृप्त करके उस समय उनका विशेष सम्मान किया

Transliteration

tataḥ kalyāṇarūpābhir vāgbhis te rudram astuvan | iṣṭyā cainaṃ tarpayitvā mānayāṃ cakrire tadā ||

Translation

Rồi họ dùng những lời lành và nhã nhặn mà tán dương Rudra. Sau khi làm Ngài thỏa mãn bằng một lễ hiến tế đúng phép, họ bày tỏ sự tôn kính đặc biệt đối với Ngài vào lúc ấy.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• कल्याणरूपाभिः: with auspicious-form (i.e., auspicious) [words]
• कल्याणरूपाभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याणरूप
• Form: feminine, instrumental, plural

• वाग्भिः: with words/speech
• वाग्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: feminine, instrumental, plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अस्तुवन्: praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• इष्ट्या: by/with a sacrifice (offering)
• इष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टि
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied/propitiated
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), 'having satisfied/propitiated'

• मानयाम्: honour (act of honouring)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मानय
• Form: verbal noun/infinitival stem used with कृ (periphrastic): 'honour/respect'

• चक्रिरे: they did/performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: perfect (liṭ), ātmanepada, 3rd person, plural

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: indeclinable

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomāśa
• Rudra (Śiva)
• iṣṭi (sacrificial rite/offering)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic devotion: praise offered with pure speech, followed by a fitting ritual act, culminates in honoring the deity—showing that reverence is expressed through both words and disciplined conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomāśa narrates that the group present praised Rudra with auspicious words, performed an iṣṭi to satisfy him, and then formally honored him, indicating a completed act of worship and respectful reception.