अयं सिद्धाश्रमो नाम प्रसादा त्ते भविष्यति। सिद्धे कर्मणि देवेश उत्तिष्ठ भगवन्नित:।।1.29.18।।
Meaning
By your grace this shall become known as Siddhashrama, since here your task will be accomplished; rise, lord of gods, and be born from here.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ayam siddha-āśramaḥ nāma | अयम् सिद्ध-आश्रमः नाम | this, named Siddhashrama | Nominative singular |
| prasādāt te bhaviṣyati | प्रसादात् ते भविष्यति | will come about by your grace | Ablative singular / Genitive / Verb (future) |
| siddhe karmaṇi deva-īśa | सिद्धे कर्मणि देव-ईश | the deed accomplished, O lord of gods | Locative absolute / Vocative |
| uttiṣṭha bhagavan itaḥ | उत्तिष्ठ भगवन् इतः | arise, O blessed one, from here | Verb (imperative) / Vocative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains the phrase 'siddhe karmani' (an accomplished task/deed) admits two readings: one, that it refers to Vishnu's own austerities being accomplished here in granting the gods' and Kashyapa's request; the other, that it refers to Kashyapa's own austerity being accomplished once Vishnu agrees to incarnate as Vamana in Aditi's womb. The source favors the second reading, reasoning that a Supreme God's deeds are accomplished not by mere austerity but by eliminating evil -- so it is Kashyapa's tapas, not Vishnu's, that finds its completion here.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.29.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa