Shloka 45

Pilgrimage Sequence on Sacred Fords (Narmadā Region): Bhṛgu-tīrtha, Śiva-vratas, and Merit Amplification

Devanagari script

तृष्णां हरस्व शीघ्रं लक्ष्मीं मां देहि हृदयवासिनीं नित्याम् । छिंधि मदमोहपाशानुत्तारय मां महादेव

Transliteration

tṛṣṇāṃ harasva śīghraṃ lakṣmīṃ māṃ dehi hṛdayavāsinīṃ nityām | chiṃdhi madamohapāśānuttāraya māṃ mahādeva

Translation

Xin mau dứt trừ lòng khát ái của con; ban cho con Lakṣmī thường trụ—phúc thịnh vượng ngự trong tim. Xin chặt đứt thòng lọng kiêu mạn và mê lầm, và đưa con vượt qua, ôi Mahādeva.

Word by Word

• tṛṣṇām: thirst/craving
• tṛṣṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṣṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• harasva: remove/take away
• harasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ हर् (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada (ending -sva)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण)

• lakṣmīm: Lakṣmī / fortune
• lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā दा (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• hṛdaya-vāsinīm: dwelling in the heart
• hṛdaya-vāsinīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsinī (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-णिनि from √vas वस्)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying ‘lakṣmīm’

• nityām: eternal/constant
• nityām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying ‘lakṣmīm’

• chindhi: cut (asunder)!
• chindhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √chid छिद् (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• mada-moha-pāśān: the bonds of pride and delusion
• mada-moha-pāśān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक) + moha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Plural; objects of ‘chindhi’

• uttāraya: deliver/save
• uttāraya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√tṝ तॄ (धातु) (causative/णिच्)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; causative (णिच्) ‘make (me) cross/rescue’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• mahā-deva: O Mahādeva
• mahā-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Vocative (8th), Singular

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Mahādeva (Śiva)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: hṛdayavāsinīṃ → hṛdaya-vāsinīm; madamohapāśānuttāraya → mada-moha-pāśān + uttāraya; mahādeva → mahā-deva.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is meant by ‘tṛṣṇā’ (craving) in this verse?

Tṛṣṇā is the restless thirst for sense-pleasures and outcomes that perpetuates dissatisfaction; the verse asks Śiva to remove this compulsive longing at its root.

Why does the verse ask for Lakṣmī ‘dwelling in the heart’?

It points to stable, inward auspiciousness—virtue, clarity, and spiritual wealth—rather than merely external fortune that fluctuates with circumstances.

What ethical lesson is taught by ‘cut the nooses of pride and delusion’?

The verse frames ego (mada) and delusion (moha) as binding traps; ethical progress requires humility, discernment, and seeking divine help to break self-deceptive patterns.