Shloka 19
प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara
Devanagari script
श्रीझवाच स्थास्यामि नित्य देवेन्द्र यथा त्वयि निबोध तत् | विधिना वेददृष्टेन चतुर्धा विभजस्व माम्
Transliteration
śrīr uvāca: sthāsyāmi nityaṁ devendra yathā tvayi nibodha tat | vidhinā vedadṛṣṭena caturdhā vibhajasva mām ||
Translation
吉祥天女室利（拉克希米）说道：“噢，天帝（德文德罗），请听并明白，使我得以永远与你同住的方法。依照《吠陀》所认可的法度，将我分为四份。”
Word by Word
श्रीःLakshmi (Śrī)
श्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्थास्यामिI shall stay/abide
स्थास्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
नित्यंalways
नित्यं:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेन्द्रO Indra, lord of the gods
देवेन्द्र:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यथाhow; in what way
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
त्वयिin/with you
त्वयि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Locative, Singular
निबोधunderstand; listen
निबोध:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध् (धातु)
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विधिनाby the method; according to the rule
विधिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविधि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वेददृष्टेनseen/ordained in the Veda
वेददृष्टेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootवेददृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चतुर्धाinto four parts; fourfold
चतुर्धा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचतुर्धा
विभजस्वdivide; apportion
विभजस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु) + वि-
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Ātmanepada
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Form—, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī (Lakṣmī)D
Devendra (Indra)V
Veda (as authority)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Prosperity (Śrī/Lakṣmī) is not merely possessed but must be sustained through Veda-aligned discipline and proper distribution; ethical order and regulated conduct are presented as the condition for her stable presence.
Lakṣmī addresses Indra and explains how she can remain near him continually, instructing him to apportion her in a fourfold manner according to a Vedicly sanctioned procedure.