Shloka 7

Description of the Worship of the Planets

Devanagari script

इति स्तुत्वा महाराज बुधं भक्त्या समाहितः । प्राप्नुयान्निखिलान्कामान्सोमसूनुप्रसादतः

Transliteration

iti stutvā mahārāja budhaṃ bhaktyā samāhitaḥ | prāpnuyānnikhilānkāmānsomasūnuprasādataḥ

Translation

如是，噢大王，若以虔敬与专注之心赞颂布陀（水星），则由苏摩之子之恩，能成就一切所愿。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति/निपात (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय; quotative particle

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having praised’

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘O great king’

• बुधम्: Budha (Mercury)
• बुधम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• समाहितः: composed/concentrated
• समाहितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘collected/concentrated’

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘may obtain/should obtain’

• निखिलान्: all/entire
• निखिलान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Adjectival to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; Accusative plural; qualifies ‘कामान्’

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• सोमसूनु-प्रसादतः: from/due to the grace of Soma’s son (Budha)
• सोमसूनु-प्रसादतः: हेतु/अपादान (Hetu/Ablative cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमसूनु + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular with -तः; समासः—सोमसूनोः प्रसादः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘due to/from the grace of the Moon’s son’

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator addressing a king (Mahārāja) (exact interlocutors not specified in the provided excerpt).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राप्नुयान्निखिलान्कामान् = प्राप्नुयात् + निखिलान् + कामान् (त् + न → न्न; final -न् before k → ङ्क in pronunciation, written -न् + क); सोमसूनुप्रसादतः = सोमसूनु + प्रसादतः (compound + ablative -तः).

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Soma (Moon)

FAQs

What is the main promise (phalaśruti) of this verse?

It states that praising Budha with devotion and mental concentration leads to the fulfillment of all desired aims, by Budha’s grace.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It highlights bhaktyā (devotion) and samāhitaḥ (focused composure) as the effective means for receiving divine favor and attaining results.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse convey?

It teaches disciplined devotion—praise joined with steady attention—suggesting that inner focus and sincerity are essential to spiritual practice and its fruits.