Shloka 141

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

यस्मात्सौभाग्यदायिन्या धाम त्वं गुडपर्वत । निर्मितश्चासि पार्वत्या तस्मान्मां पाहि सर्वदा

Transliteration

yasmātsaubhāgyadāyinyā dhāma tvaṃ guḍaparvata | nirmitaścāsi pārvatyā tasmānmāṃ pāhi sarvadā

Translation

Hỡi Guḍaparvata, vì Ngài là thánh xứ ban phúc cát tường, lại do Mẫu Pārvatī tạo tác, nên xin Ngài hằng luôn che chở cho con.

Word by Word

• yasmāt: because/from which
• yasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• saubhāgya-dāyinyāḥ: from the giver of good fortune
• saubhāgya-dāyinyāḥ: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + dāyinī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; dā धातु + inī)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/षष्ठी एकवचन रूप ‘-yāḥ’ (contextually Abl./Gen.); अर्थतः ‘from/by the giver of good fortune’

• dhāma: abode/splendor
• dhāma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन

• guḍa-parvata: O mountain of jaggery
• guḍa-parvata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• nirmitaḥ: constructed
• nirmitaḥ: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√mā (मा॒ धा॒तु) + ta (क्त-प्रत्यय) → nirmita (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘made/constructed’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धा॒तु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• pārvatyāḥ: by Pārvatī
• pārvatyāḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (agent-instrument in passive)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Reason/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थक-अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (therefore)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धा॒तु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

Speaker

Unspecified devotee/petitioner addressing Guḍaparvata (context not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: yasmātsaubhāgyadāyinyā = yasmāt + saubhāgyadāyinyāḥ (visarga/ending sandhi); nirmitaścāsi = nirmitaḥ + ca + asi; tasmānmāṃ = tasmāt + mām (final -t before m becomes -n).

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Guḍaparvata

FAQs

What is being requested from Guḍaparvata in this verse?

The speaker petitions Guḍaparvata for continual protection, praising it as an auspicious abode fashioned by Pārvatī.

How does this verse frame the sacredness of a place (tīrtha/kshetra)?

It presents sacred geography as spiritually potent: the place is revered because it bestows fortune and is sanctified by divine association (Pārvatī’s act of creation).

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied here?

The verse models śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): acknowledging sacred power and approaching it with humility and praise while asking for protection.