Shloka 5

Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)

Devanagari script

अरजांसि च वस्त्राणि धारयन्ती गतक्लमा । विमानस्था शुभा भासि सहस्रगुणमोजसा

Transliteration

arajāṁsi ca vastrāṇi dhārayantī gataklamā | vimānasthā śubhā bhāsi sahasraguṇamojasā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“你身着无垢之衣，毫无疲惫，安坐天车之上。你的形貌吉祥；凭自身的灵光，你的辉耀仿佛增至千倍。”

Word by Word

• अरजांसि: stainless, dustless
• अरजांसि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरजस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• धारयन्ती: wearing, bearing
• धारयन्ती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Present (vartamāna), Singular, Feminine, Nominative, Present active participle (parasmaipada)

• गतक्लमा: whose fatigue is gone; unwearied
• गतक्लमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गतक्लम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विमानस्था: standing/situated in an aerial car
• विमानस्था: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमानस्थ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शुभा: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भासि: you shine/appear
• भासि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास्
• Form: Lat, Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सहस्रगुणम्: a thousandfold
• सहस्रगुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रगुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ओजसा: by (your) vigor/splendor
• ओजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• vimāna (celestial chariot/vehicle)
• spotless garments (arajāṁsi vastrāṇi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Inner merit and purity are portrayed as producing outward signs—serenity, freedom from fatigue, auspicious presence, and heightened radiance—suggesting that ethical living bears visible and experiential fruits.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a radiant female figure (implied by feminine forms like dhārayantī, gataklamā, śubhā), describing her spotless attire and her presence upon a vimāna, emphasizing her auspicious, intensified splendour.