Shloka 46
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
Devanagari script
त॑ं प्रहस्याब्रवीद् देवो मुनिं रागेण मोहितम्
Transliteration
taṁ prahasyābravīd devo muniṁ rāgeṇa mohitam
Translation
فابتسم الإلهُ وخاطبَ الناسكَ الذي أضلَّه الهوى (الراغا).
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रहस्यhaving laughed
प्रहस्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootप्रहस् (धातु: हस्)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनिम्the sage
मुनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रागेणby passion/attachment
रागेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मोहितम्deluded/infatuated
मोहितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमोहित (कृदन्त; धातु: मुह्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
devaḥ (a divine being)M
muni (a sage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how rāga (passionate attachment) produces moha (delusion), impairing judgment; the divine speaker’s smile frames the coming instruction as a corrective, urging clarity and self-mastery over desire.
A divine figure, smiling, speaks to a sage who is presently overcome by passion and confusion—setting up a moment of admonition or guidance where the sage’s compromised state is explicitly noted.