Shloka 106

Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa

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Devanagari script

ततः प्रसन्नवदनो देवैश्चापि नमस्कृतः । जगाम यत्र ब्रह्माऽसौ रजोहंकारमूढधीः

Transliteration

tataḥ prasannavadano devaiścāpi namaskṛtaḥ | jagāma yatra brahmā'sau rajohaṃkāramūḍhadhīḥ

Translation

ثمّ، بوجهٍ مطمئنّ، وقد سجدت له الآلهة أيضًا، مضى إلى الموضع الذي كان فيه ذلك براهما، إذ كان عقله مُضلَّلًا بالراجس وبالأنا.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: thereafter)

• prasanna-vadanaḥ: with a serene face
• prasanna-vadanaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘प्रसन्नं वदनं यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• namaskṛtaḥ: saluted
• namaskṛtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas+kṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘नमस्कृतः’ = ‘saluted’

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb: where)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• asau: that (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• rajaḥ-aṃkāra-mūḍha-dhīḥ: whose intellect was deluded by rajas and ego
• rajaḥ-aṃkāra-mūḍha-dhīḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक) + ahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative chain): ‘रजसा अहंकारेण च मूढा धीः यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (brahmā इत्यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (context not fully specified from single-verse excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: devaiḥ+ca+api→devaiścāpi; brahmā+asau→brahmā'sau; rajaḥ+ahaṃkāra→rajohaṃkāra (visarga sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

This verse does not describe a tīrtha or geographic location; it only says “he went to where Brahmā was,” without naming a place.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Direct bhakti practice is not stated here; the verse instead contrasts serenity and divine honor with Brahmā’s delusion caused by rajas and ego, indirectly supporting humility as a devotional virtue.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse highlights that rajas (restless passion) and ahaṃkāra (egoism) can cloud discernment; cultivating calmness and humility prevents delusion and supports right understanding.