Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्य चाक्लेशकरणं स्वस्तिकारसमाहितम्‌ | आवर्तयामि तद्‌ ब्रह्म योगयुक्तो निरामय:,उन्हें कोई क्लेश न हो। वे सकुशल घर लौटकर आ जाया, इसके लिये नीरोग एवं योगयुक्त होकर मैं वेदोंका पारायण कर रहा हूँ

Transliteration

tasya cākleśakaraṇaṁ svastikārasamāhitam | āvartayāmi tad brahma yogayukto nirāmayaḥ |

Translation

„Damit ihn kein Leid treffe und er heil nach Hause zurückkehre, rezitiere und wiederhole ich — gesund und in Yoga geübt — jenes heilige Brahman (die vedische Rezitation), den Geist auf glückverheißende Riten gesammelt.“

Word by Word

तस्यof him/that

चand

अक्लेशकरणम्the causing of no affliction / freedom from distress

स्वस्तिकारसमाहितम्accompanied by/with the performance of auspicious rites; duly arranged as a benediction

आवर्तयामिI recite / I repeat (as a sacred recitation)

तत्that

ब्रह्मthe Veda / sacred formula (brahman)

योगयुक्तःendowed with yoga; concentrated

निरामयःfree from illness; healthy

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (speaker)

ब

ब्रह्म (Vedic recitation/prayer)

स

स्वस्तिकार (auspicious rite/benediction)

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 compassionate, dharmic intent: one should employ disciplined mind (yoga) and sacred recitation (brahma/Veda) as a benevolent act aimed at another’s welfare—freedom from suffering and safe return—showing that spiritual practice is ethically oriented toward the good of others.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin speaker explains that he is performing repeated Vedic recitation together with auspicious benedictions (svasti-rites), maintaining health and yogic composure, specifically to ensure that a certain person suffers no harm and comes back home safely.