Shloka 59

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

ततः कैलासशैलेन्द्र-शिखरस्थितमीश्वरम् ।

गीतकैः सप्तभिर्नागौ तन्त्रीलयसमन्वितौ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kailāsaśailendra-śikharasthitamīśvaram / gītakaiḥ saptabhirnāgau tantrīlayasamanvitau

Translation

Bấy giờ, hai Nāga ấy (tán thán) Đấng Chúa đang ngự trên đỉnh Kailāsa, bằng bảy khúc ca, đầy đủ nhạc dây và laya (nhịp điệu).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantara (काल/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), ‘thereupon/then’

• kailāsa-śaila-indra-śikhara-sthitam: situated on the peak of Mount Kailāsa
• kailāsa-śaila-indra-śikhara-sthitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक) + śikhara (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘īśvaram’; meaning ‘situated on the peak of the lord of mountains, Kailāsa’

• īśvaram: the Lord (Śiva)
• īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• gītakaiḥ: with songs; by song-verses
• gītakaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gītaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• saptabhiḥ: with seven
• saptabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral qualifying ‘gītakaiḥ’

• nāgau: the two Nāgas
• nāgau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tantrī-laya-samanvitau: endowed with stringed-instrument and rhythm
• tantrī-laya-samanvitau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tantrī (प्रातिपदिक) + laya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); qualifying ‘nāgau’; ‘endowed with lute/strings and rhythm’

Speakers

• Narrative voice

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Śiva

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Śiva worship
• Music as worship
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Art becomes sādhana when offered to God: refined musical order (tāla/laya) is redirected into devotion rather than display.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

A devotional episode within narrative; not a pancalakṣaṇa classification.

What is the esoteric significance?

Kailāsa symbolizes the summit of consciousness; ‘seven songs’ can resonate with seven notes or inner centers—devotion harmonizing the whole being.