बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-33, verse-72
राहुणा तामसीं दुर्गां सेवते क्षुद्रदेवताम् ।
भक्तिः स्कन्देऽथ हेरभ्भे शिखिना केवलेन वा ॥७२॥
भक्तिः स्कन्देऽथ हेरभ्भे शिखिना केवलेन वा ॥७२॥
72. rāhuṇā tāmasīṃ durgāṃ sevate kṣudradevatām .
bhaktiḥ skande'tha herabhbhe śikhinā kevalena vā.
bhaktiḥ skande'tha herabhbhe śikhinā kevalena vā.
72.
rāhuṇā tāmasīm durgām sevate kṣudradevatām
bhaktiḥ skande atha herambhe śikhinā kevalena vā
bhaktiḥ skande atha herambhe śikhinā kevalena vā
72.
When Rahu is present, one serves Tāmasī Durgā or other minor deities (kṣudradevatā). Devotion (bhakti) is for Skanda or Herambha (Gaṇeśa) if Ketu is alone.
Words meanings summery:
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- राहुणा (rāhuṇā) - by Rahu
- तामसीम् (tāmasīm) - dark, ignorant, associated with Tamas
- दुर्गाम् (durgām) - Durgā (the goddess)
- सेवते (sevate) - serves, worships, attends to
- क्षुद्रदेवताम् (kṣudradevatām) - minor deity
- भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, worship
- स्कन्दे (skande) - in Skanda
- अथ (atha) - or (then, moreover, and, or)
- हेरम्भे (herambhe) - in Herambha (Gaṇeśa)
- शिखिना (śikhinā) - by Ketu (the planet) (by Ketu, by one with a tuft/crest)
- केवलेन (kevalena) - alone (alone, by oneself, merely)
- वा (vā) - or, optionally
Words meanings and morphology
राहुणा (rāhuṇā) - by Rahu
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāhu
rāhu - Rahu, North Lunar Node
तामसीम् (tāmasīm) - dark, ignorant, associated with Tamas
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tāmasī
tāmasī - dark, ignorant, pertaining to Tamas (one of the three guṇas)
Feminine form of 'tāmasa'.
दुर्गाम् (durgām) - Durgā (the goddess)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of durgā
durgā - the goddess Durgā
सेवते (sevate) - serves, worships, attends to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of sev
Root: sev (class 1)
क्षुद्रदेवताम् (kṣudradevatām) - minor deity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣudradevatā
kṣudradevatā - minor deity, lesser god/goddess
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (kṣudra+devatā)
- kṣudra – small, minor, insignificant, low, mean
adjective (masculine) - devatā – deity, divinity, godhead
noun (feminine)
Derived from 'deva' (god).
भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion, worship
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakti
bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment
From root 'bhaj' (to divide, distribute, partake, worship).
Root: bhaj (class 1)
स्कन्दे (skande) - in Skanda
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of skanda
skanda - Skanda, Kārtikeya (god of war)
अथ (atha) - or (then, moreover, and, or)
(indeclinable)
हेरम्भे (herambhe) - in Herambha (Gaṇeśa)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of herambha
herambha - Herambha (an epithet of Gaṇeśa)
शिखिना (śikhinā) - by Ketu (the planet) (by Ketu, by one with a tuft/crest)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śikhin
śikhin - one with a tuft/crest, peacock, fire, Ketu (in astrology)
From 'śikhā' (tuft, crest) with '-in' suffix.
केवलेन (kevalena) - alone (alone, by oneself, merely)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kevala
kevala - alone, isolated, mere, entire, unmixed
वा (vā) - or, optionally
(indeclinable)