Shloka 83

Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

महौषधिगणाबद्ध मंत्रराजनिषेविताम् । उदूढकनकोन्नद्ध जीवरक्षा मनोरमाम्

Transliteration

mahauṣadhigaṇābaddha maṃtrarājaniṣevitām | udūḍhakanakonnaddha jīvarakṣā manoramām

Translation

Nó duyên dáng, hộ trì sinh mệnh; được buộc kết bằng những cụm đại dược thảo, có “vua của thần chú” hộ trì, lại được nâng cao và trang sức rực rỡ bằng vàng.

Word by Word

• महौषधिगणाबद्धाम्: secured with clusters of great medicinal herbs
• महौषधिगणाबद्धाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + औषधि + गण + आबद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन; समासः (mahā-auṣadhi-gaṇa-ābaddhā = ‘bound/secured by groups of great herbs’), कृदन्त-विशेषणम्

• मंत्रराजनिषेविताम्: served by the king of mantras (supreme mantra)
• मंत्रराजनिषेविताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्रराज + निषेवित (कृदन्त; √सेव् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (mantra-rāja = ‘king of mantras’); कृदन्त (PPP) ‘served/attended by’

• उदूढकनकोन्नद्धाम्: adorned with (uplifted/borne) gold ornaments
• उदूढकनकोन्नद्धाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदूढ (कृदन्त; √वह्/ऊह् धातु) + कनक + उन्नद्ध (कृदन्त; √नह्/नद्ध)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; अर्थः—‘adorned/fastened with raised/borne gold’

• जीवरक्षा: life-protection (a protective charm/means)
• जीवरक्षा: Apposition/Predicate-noun (विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव + रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (jīva-rakṣā = protection of life)

• मनोरमाम्: charming, delightful
• मनोरमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying Menā / the described figure)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: महौषधिगणाबद्ध = महा-औषधि-गण-आबद्ध; मंत्रराजनिषेविताम् = मंत्रराज-निषेविताम्; उदूढकनकोन्नद्ध = उदूढ-कनक-उन्नद्ध; (पाठानुसार स्त्रीलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन -ām implied for adjectives)

FAQs

What is meant by 'jīvarakṣā' in this verse?

Here jīvarakṣā literally means “protection of life” and suggests a life-preserving safeguard—conceptually like a protective charm or talisman—empowered by mantra and associated with healing herbs.

What does the verse imply by 'mantrarāja' (king of mantras)?

Mantrarāja indicates a supreme or especially potent mantra. The verse conveys that this life-protection is not merely herbal or ornamental, but also spiritually “attended” or empowered by the highest mantra-power.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is suggested by the herb-and-mantra imagery?

The imagery points to a holistic ideal: protection and well-being arise from the combined cultivation of sacred discipline (mantra) and practical means (healing herbs), implying responsible care for life through both spiritual and material supports.