Shloka 60

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

Sanskrit

आरिराधयिषू देवं अनङ्गाङ्गहरं हरम् ।

प्रचक्रतुः परं यत्नमुभौ संहतवाक्कलौ ॥

Transliteration

ārirādhayiṣū devamanaṅgāṅgaharaṃ haram / pracakratuḥ paraṃ yatnamubhau saṃhatavākkalau

Translation

Mong làm đẹp lòng Thần—Hara, Đấng hủy diệt thân thể của Ananga (Kāma)—hai vị ấy, hợp nhất về tiếng hát và kỹ nghệ, đã dốc sức đến mức tột cùng.

Word by Word

• ārirādhayiṣū: wishing to propitiate
• ārirādhayiṣū: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु) + iṣu (इषु-प्रत्यय, desiderative/intentive adjective)
• Form: Desiderative/intentive adjective (इषु-प्रत्ययान्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); qualifying ‘ubhau/nāgau’: ‘wishing to propitiate’

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• anaṅga-aṅga-haram: destroyer of Anaṅga’s body (burner of Kāma)
• anaṅga-aṅga-haram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); epithet qualifying ‘haram/devam’: ‘destroyer of Anaṅga’s body’

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• pracakratuḥ: they undertook; they performed
• pracakratuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• param: great; intense
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘yatnam’

• yatnam: effort
• yatnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ubhau: both (of them)
• ubhau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• saṃhata-vāk-kalau: with united speech and artistry
• saṃhata-vāk-kalau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃhata (प्रातिपदिक) + vāk (प्रातिपदिक) + kala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन); qualifying ‘ubhau’: ‘having combined speech and skill/art’

Speakers

• Narrative voice

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Śiva

Key Themes

• Austerity and effort
• Devotional music
• Śiva epithets

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Success in worship is linked to ekāgratā and cooperation: ‘united voice and skill’ models harmony of intention, method, and community.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Narrative devotion; outside pancalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Śiva as ‘burner of Kāma’ represents mastery over desire; musical discipline here becomes a vehicle for sublimation and inward control.