Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शक्र: शचीपतिर्देवो यमो धूमोर्णया सह । वरुण: सह गौर्या च सह ऋद्धया धनेश्वर:

Transliteration

śakraḥ śacīpatir devo yamo dhūmorṇayā saha | varuṇaḥ saha gauryā ca saha ṛddhyā dhaneśvaraḥ | vālakhilyās tapaḥ-siddhāḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tathā | nāradaḥ parvataś caiva viśvāvasur hahāhuhūḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: «Śakra (Indra), der Herr der Śacī; Yama zusammen mit Dhūmorṇā; Varuṇa mit Gaurī; und der Herr des Reichtums (Kubera) mit Ṛddhi; die Vālakhilya-Weisen, durch Askese vollendet; Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa); Nārada und Parvata; und die Gandharvas Viśvāvasu, Hahā und Hūhū—(sie werden im Verzeichnis der Götter und Seher genannt).»

Word by Word

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शचीपतिः: husband of Śacī (Indra)
• शचीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शचीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धूमोर्णया: with Dhūmorṇā
• धूमोर्णया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूमोर्णा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• गौर्या: with Gaurī
• गौर्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• ऋद्धया: with Ṛddhi (prosperity personified)
• ऋद्धया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• धनेश्वरः: lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धनेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वालखिल्याः: Vālakhilya sages
• वालखिल्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालखिल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तपःसिद्धाः: accomplished through austerity
• तपःसिद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपःसिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृष्णद्वैपायनः: Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• कृष्णद्वैपायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णद्वैपायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्वतः: Parvata (sage)
• पर्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विश्वावसुः: Viśvāvasu (a Gandharva)
• विश्वावसुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वावसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हाहा: Hāhā (a Gandharva)
• हाहा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हूहूः: Hūhū (a Gandharva)
• हूहूः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हूहू
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śacī
• Yama
• Dhūmorṇā
• Varuṇa
• Gaurī
• Ṛddhi
• Dhaneśvara (Kubera)
• Vālakhilya ṛṣis
• Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa
• Nārada
• Parvata
• Viśvāvasu
• Hahā
• Hūhū
• Gandharvas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models dharmic remembrance: naming deities who uphold cosmic and moral order (Indra, Varuṇa, Yama) and sages perfected by tapas (Vālakhilyas, Vyāsa, Nārada) reinforces reverence, ethical accountability, and the idea that protection and prosperity follow alignment with righteous order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues a long, structured enumeration of revered beings—gods, sages, and celestial musicians—forming part of a larger protective or auspicious recitation. This segment lists specific divine rulers and ṛṣis as elements within that broader catalogue.