Shloka 48

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि पुनरीजे नराधिप: । तपत्या सहित: पत्न्या यथा शच्या मरुत्पति:,तदनन्तर तपतीके सहित महाराज संवरणने शचीके साथ इन्द्रके समान सुशोभित होते हुए बारह वर्षोतक यज्ञ किया

Transliteration

tato dvādaśa varṣāṇi punar īje narādhipaḥ | tapatyā sahitaḥ patnyā yathā śacyā marutpatiḥ ||

Translation

Daraufhin vollzog der König erneut zwölf Jahre lang Opferhandlungen, begleitet von seiner Gemahlin Tapatī—und er glänzte in ihrer Nähe, wie der Herr der Maruts, Indra, an der Seite Śacīs erstrahlt.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

द्वादशtwelve

वर्षाणिyears

पुनःagain

ईजेperformed sacrifice, worshipped

नराधिपःthe king (lord of men)

तपत्याwith Tapatī

सहितःaccompanied (by), together with

पत्न्याwith (his) wife

यथाas, just as

शच्याwith Śacī

मरुत्पतिःIndra (lord of the Maruts)

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saṃvaraṇa (narādhipaḥ, implied king in context)

Tapatī

Indra (Marutpati)

Śacī (Indrāṇī)

Maruts

Yajña (sacrificial rite)

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?

The verse highlights rājadhrama expressed through sustained yajña and disciplined religious observance, and it presents the wife as a sacred partner in dharmic action—together enhancing the king’s splendor and legitimacy, as Indra is enhanced by Śacī.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha narrates that the king (Saṃvaraṇa, in this episode) undertook sacrificial performances for twelve years with his wife Tapatī, and their radiance is likened to Indra and Śacī, emphasizing their harmonious and auspicious union in ritual life.