Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]

33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383

The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.

Verse 20.47

क्षौमं हृत्पद्ममध्यस्थं बीजं तेजोमयं स्मरेत् ।
अथोर्ध्वतिर्यगाभिश्च ज्वालाभिः कल्मषं दहेत् ॥ 47 ॥

kṣaumaṃ hṛtpadmamadhyasthaṃ bījaṃ tejomayaṃ smaret |
athordhvatiryagābhiśca jvālābhiḥ kalmaṣaṃ dahet || 47 ||

The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.47 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! English translation by Swami Harshananda (2002)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (20.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshauma, Hritpadma, Adhyastha, Bija, Tejomaya, Jvala, Kalmasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.47). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “kṣaumaṃ hṛtpadmamadhyasthaṃ bījaṃ tejomayaṃ smaret
  • kṣaumam -
  • kṣauma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣauma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hṛtpadmam -
  • hṛtpadma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhyastham -
  • adhyastha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tejomayam -
  • tejomaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tejomaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smaret -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ athordhvatiryagābhiśca jvālābhiḥ kalmaṣaṃ dahet
  • Cannot analyse *athordhvatiryagābhiśca*jv
  • jvālābhiḥ -
  • jvālā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kalmaṣam -
  • kalmaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalmaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalmaṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dahet -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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