Shloka 47

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

यथा देवेन रहिता न लक्ष्मीर्जायते क्वचित् । तथा विशोकता मेऽस्तु भक्तिरग्य्रा च केशवे

Transliteration

yathā devena rahitā na lakṣmīrjāyate kvacit | tathā viśokatā me'stu bhaktiragyrā ca keśave

Translation

正如离开主宰则处处不见拉克什米的显现，愿我得无忧之境，并具对凯沙瓦最上之奉爱。

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथार्थक (as/just as)

• देवेन: by/with the god (Lord)
• देवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• रहिता: devoid (of)
• रहिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'लक्ष्मीः' इत्यस्य विशेषण; तृतीया-सम्बन्ध (देवेन रहिता = devoid of the Lord)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī (fortune)
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• क्वचित्: ever; anywhere
• क्वचित्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb: anywhere/ever)

• तथा: so; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तथार्थक (so/likewise)

• विशोकता: freedom from sorrow
• विशोकता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + ता (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'अस्तु' इत्यस्य कर्तृ/विधेयपद

• मे: for me; my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive of possession)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'अस्तु' इत्यस्य कर्तृ/विधेयपद

• अग्र्या: excellent; foremost
• अग्र्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'भक्तिः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• केशवे: in/unto Keśava
• केशवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विषय/आलम्बन (devotion directed to)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a devotee speaking as a prayer to Keśava)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: लक्ष्मीर्जायते = लक्ष्मीः + जायते; मेऽस्तु = मे + अस्तु; भक्तिरग्य्रा = भक्तिः + अग्र्या (विसर्ग-सन्धि; पाठे 'अग्य्रा' = 'अग्र्या'); क्वचित् (अव्यय)

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

This verse does not discuss tīrthas or sacred geography; it is a devotional prayer emphasizing the inseparability of Lakṣmī and the Lord, and requesting bhakti and freedom from sorrow.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It frames the highest aim as “agryā bhakti” (foremost devotion) to Keśava, presenting devotion as the means to attain “viśokatā” (sorrowlessness), i.e., inner liberation from grief.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse teaches reliance on the Divine rather than on fortune alone: prosperity (Lakṣmī) is meaningful only when aligned with the Lord, and the superior pursuit is steadfast devotion that yields equanimity and freedom from sorrow.