Shloka 111
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
पार्थ! उस समय नारायणकी छातीमें वह त्रिशूल बड़े वेगसे जा लगा। उससे निकलते हुए तेजकी लपेटमें आकर नारायणके केश मूँजके समान रंगवाले हो गये। इससे मेरा नाम “मुछजकेश' हो गया
Pārtha! us samaya Nārāyaṇa-kī chātī meṃ vaha triśūla baṛe vega se jā lagā. usase nikalate hue teja-kī lapeṭa meṃ ākar Nārāyaṇa ke keś muñja ke samāna raṅga-vāle ho gaye. isase merā nāma “Muñjakeśa” ho gayā.
O Pārtha, damals traf der Dreizack Nārāyaṇas Brust mit gewaltigem Schwung. Vom hervorbrechenden, glühenden Strahlenkranz umhüllt, nahm Nārāyaṇas Haar die Farbe des Muñja-Grases an. Daher erhielt ich den Beinamen „Muñjakeśa“.
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Educational Q&A
The passage highlights divine composure and the transformation of conflict into sacred meaning: an act of violence does not diminish Narayana; instead, it becomes the occasion for a distinctive divine sign and an epithet, suggesting that true spiritual power is shown through steadiness and the capacity to transmute adversity.
A trident strikes Narayana’s chest with great force. The resulting blaze of radiance changes the color of Narayana’s hair to resemble muñja grass, and from this event arises the name/epithet ‘Muñjakeśa’.