Shloka 59
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
Devanagari script
सुदुःखान् नियमांस्तांस्तान् वहतः सुतपोधनान् । पश्यन् मुनीन् बहुविधानू प्रवेष्टमुपचक्रमे
Transliteration
suduḥkhān niyamāṁs tāṁs tān vahataḥ sutapodhanān | paśyan munīn bahuvidhānū praveṣṭum upacakrame ||
Translation
婆苏提婆说道：“我见到种种苦行的牟尼——以苦行与灵性之财而富足者——承受着极难忍受的戒律与约束；观其诸相，我便着手进入那座伟大的道场（隐修林）。”
Word by Word
सुदुःखान्very difficult/painful
सुदुःखान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुःख
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नियमान्observances, vows, disciplines
नियमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनियम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तान्those (various)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वहतःbearing, carrying out (performing)
वहतः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural
सुतपोधनान्ascetics rich in austerity (treasures of tapas)
सुतपोधनान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुतपोधन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पश्यन्seeing, beholding
पश्यन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपश्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनीन्sages
मुनीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
बहुविधान्of many kinds, various
बहुविधान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुविध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रवेष्टुम्to enter
प्रवेष्टुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + विश्
Formतुमुन् (infinitive)
उपचक्रमेI began/undertook
उपचक्रमे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउप + क्रम्
Formलिट् (perfect), Ātmanepada, First, Singular
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)M
muni (ascetic sages)M
mahān āśrama (great hermitage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for tapas and niyama: ethical and spiritual authority is grounded in disciplined self-restraint, even when it is arduous, and such discipline commands respect from even the greatest figures.
Vāsudeva describes approaching and preparing to enter a great hermitage after observing numerous sages engaged in diverse, demanding ascetic observances.