Shloka 34

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठेनाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तस्मिन्नेव धराधरे । सो5कामयत राजर्षिविंहतु सह भार्यया,उसके बाद वसिष्ठजीकी आज्ञा लेकर राजर्षि संवरणने उसी पर्वतपर अपनी पत्नीके साथ विहार करनेकी इच्छा की

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhenābhyanujñātas tasminn eva dharādhare | so 'kāmayata rājarṣiḥ vihartuṃ saha bhāryayā ||

Translation

Von Vasiṣṭha ermächtigt, wünschte der königliche Seher Saṃvaraṇa auf eben jenem Berge, in angenehmer Gemeinschaft mit seiner Gemahlin zu verweilen und sich zu ergehen — unter dem Schutz von Zustimmung und ehrwürdiger Führung.

Word by Word

वसिष्ठेनby Vasiṣṭha

अभ्यनुज्ञातःhaving been permitted/authorized

तस्मिन्in that

एवindeed/just

धराधरेon the mountain

सःhe

अकामयतdesired/wished

राजर्षिःthe royal sage

विहर्तुम्to sport/roam (for pleasure)

सहtogether with

भार्ययाwith (his) wife

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vasiṣṭha

Saṃvaraṇa

bhāryā (wife)

dharādhara (mountain)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Enjoyment (vihāra) is not condemned, but it is framed as dharmic when undertaken with propriety—here marked by the explicit permission of a revered sage (Vasiṣṭha), emphasizing restraint, consent, and respect for guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving Vasiṣṭha’s approval, the royal sage Saṃvaraṇa expresses the wish to remain on that same mountain and enjoy time there together with his wife.