Shloka 15

Adhyāya 227: Duryodhana’s Deliberation and the Ghoṣa-yātrā Pretext

Dvaita-vana

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रश्नकारैतत्‌ कर्म लोकहिताय वै । तस्मादृषि: कुमारस्य विश्वामित्रो5भवत्‌ प्रिय:,स्कन्दकी महिमा, उनके द्वारा कुक्कुट पक्षीका धारण, देवीके समान प्रभावशालिनी शक्तिका ग्रहण तथा पार्षदोंका वरण आदि कुमारके सभी कार्योंको विश्वामित्रने लोकहितके लिये आवश्यक सिद्ध किया। अतः विश्वामित्र मुनि कुमारके अधिक प्रिय हो गये

Transliteration

viśvāmitraś ca nākaraitat karma lokahitāya vai | tasmād ṛṣiḥ kumārasya viśvāmitro 'bhavat priyaḥ ||

Translation

قال ماركاندييا: إنَّ فيشفاميترا لم يرَ هذا الفعل غيرَ لائق؛ بل أثبته ضرورةً لخير العالم وصلاحه. ولذلك صار الحكيم فيشفاميترا أحبَّ الناس إلى كُمارا (سكاندا)، لأنه أيَّد المصلحةَ العظمى الكامنة وراء أفعال الإله.

Word by Word

विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra (sage)

नnot

कारयेत्should cause to be done / would make (someone) do

एतत्this

कर्मact, deed

लोकहितायfor the welfare of the world

वैindeed, surely

तस्मात्therefore, from that reason

ऋषिःthe sage

कुमारस्यof the youth / of Kumāra (Skanda)

विश्वामित्रःViśvāmitra

अभवत्became

प्रियःdear, beloved

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Viśvāmitra

Kumāra (Skanda)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

An action should be judged by its alignment with dharma and the welfare of the world (lokahita), not merely by surface appearance; wise discernment can recognize a larger ethical purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya explains that Viśvāmitra validated Kumāra/Skanda’s deeds as necessary for the world’s good, and because he defended their righteous purpose, Viśvāmitra became especially dear to Kumāra.