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Shloka 1

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

वसुरुवाच । देवान् ऋषीन्पितॄंश्चान्यान्संतर्प्याचम्य वाग्यतः । हस्तमात्रं चतुष्कोणं चतुर्द्वारं सुशोभनम् ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

vasuruvāca | devān ṛṣīnpitṝṃścānyānsaṃtarpyācamya vāgyataḥ | hastamātraṃ catuṣkoṇaṃ caturdvāraṃ suśobhanam || 1 ||

Translation

婆苏说道：当如法令诸天、诸仙圣（ṛṣi）、祖灵（pitṛ）及诸众得以满足后，复行阿遮摩那（净口礼），摄持言语；然后应布置一方美妙之四方坛（曼荼罗），量如一手，并设四门庄严周备。

Word by Word
वसुःVasu (the speaker)
वसुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
ऋषीन्the sages
ऋषीन्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
पितॄन्the ancestors (pitṛs)
पितॄन्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
अन्यान्others
अन्यान्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
संतर्प्यhaving satisfied
संतर्प्य:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसंतर्पय् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-धातु; ‘having satisfied/propitiated’
आचम्यhaving performed ācamana
आचम्य:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + चम (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having sipped (water) for purification’
वाक्-यतःrestrained in speech
वाक्-यतः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (वाक्-यतः = वाचा यतः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
हस्त-मात्रम्of one hand’s measure
हस्त-मात्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootहस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (measure), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
चतुष्कोणम्four-cornered (square)
चतुष्कोणम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
चतुर्द्वारम्having four gates
चतुर्द्वारम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
सुशोभनम्very beautiful
सुशोभनम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Vasu

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities
D
Devas
R
Rishis
P
Pitrs

FAQs

It teaches that sacred action begins with purification and gratitude—propitiating devas, ṛṣis, and pitṛs, followed by ācamana and restraint of speech—before constructing the ritual space for worship.

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent preparation: the devotee disciplines body and speech, honors cosmic and ancestral supports, and then creates an orderly, auspicious space to invite divine presence.

It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through saṁtarpana and ācamana, and also shows attention to measured layout (hastamātra) used in altar/mandala construction.

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