Shloka 16
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
आजगाम महादेवो विधातृभवनं रुषा । गत्वा चोवाच ब्रह्माणं कंसध्वंसनहेतवे
ājagāma mahādevo vidhātṛbhavanaṃ ruṣā | gatvā covāca brahmāṇaṃ kaṃsadhvaṃsanahetave
ক্রোধে পরিপূর্ণ মহাদেব বিধাতার ভবনে এলেন; সেখানে গিয়ে কংস-ধ্বংসের উদ্দেশ্যে ব্রহ্মাকে বললেন।
Narrator (contextual); action centers on Mahādeva addressing Brahmā
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चोवाच = च + उवाच (स्वर-सन्धिः)
FAQs
The verse states he goes to Brahmā to speak with him for a specific purpose—initiating or supporting the cause leading to Kaṃsa’s destruction.
It frames the event as a divinely intended cause (hetu) within a larger providential plan, where cosmic authorities act in coordination to remove adharmic rule embodied by Kaṃsa.
It points to the Purāṇic theme that persistent oppression and adharma eventually invite corrective action aligned with dharma, often through coordinated divine intervention.