Aditya Hrudayam Series Week 36
Shloka Taatparyam Shloka 31
A quick special note on the concluding verse – Aditya Hrudayam is set to 8 syllable poetic meter called Anushtup but this last 31st verse is set to a special 12 syllable meter called Jagati. It is very common in many shlokas to have the last verse in a different poetic meter.
अथ रविरवदन्निरीक्ष्य रामं
मुदितमनाः परमं प्रहृष्यमाणः ।
निशिचरपतिसंक्षयं विदित्वा
सुरगणमध्यगतो वचस्त्वरेति ॥ 31 ॥
Atha raviravadannirīkṣya rāmaṃ
muditamanāḥ paramaṃ prahṛṣyamāṇaḥ ।
niśicarapatisaṃkṣayaṃ viditvā
suragaṇamadhyagato vacastvareti ॥ 31 ॥
Meaning:
Then, knowing fully that destruction of the head of the asuras (who are active and move around at night) was inevitable and near, lord Surya, surrounded by other devas in heaven looked at Rama delightfully and exclaimed “Hurry up” (Finish the job).
अथ Atha – then
रविरवदन्निरीक्ष्य ravi avadan nirīkṣy – sun God said (looking)
रामम् rāmaṃ – at Rama
मुदितमनाः muditamanāḥ – of delighted mind
परमम् paramaṃ – extreme
हृष्यमाणः prahṛṣyamāṇaḥ – with pleasure
निशिचरपति niśicarapati – Head of the asuras
संक्षयम् saṃkṣayaṃ – complete destruction
विदित्वा viditvā – having known (the outcome)
सुरगणमध्यगतः suragaṇamadhyagah – surrounded by Gods
वचस्त्वरेति
(वचः त्वर इति) vacah tvar iti – spoke the words “Hurry up”
