Shloka 19

सगरोपाख्यानम् (Sagara-Upākhyāna): Śiva’s boon and the extraordinary birth of Sagara’s progeny

Devanagari script

त्रिदशानां वच: श्रुत्वा तथेति मुनिरत्रवीत्‌ । करिष्ये भवतां काम॑ लोकानां च महत्‌ सुखम्‌,देवताओंका यह कथन सुनकर महर्षि अगस्त्यने कहा--“बहुत अच्छा” मैं आपलोगोंका मनोरथ पूर्ण करूँगा। इससे सम्पूर्ण लोकोंको महान्‌ सुख प्राप्त होगा

Transliteration

tridaśānāṁ vacaḥ śrutvā tatheti munir atravīt | kariṣye bhavatāṁ kāmaṁ lokānāṁ ca mahat sukham ||

Translation

Als er die Worte der Götter vernommen hatte, erwiderte der Weise: „So sei es.“ „Ich werde euren Wunsch erfüllen; und dadurch wird den Welten großes Heil und Glück zuteil.“

Word by Word

त्रिदशानाम्of the gods (thirty-deities)

वचःspeech, words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

तथाthus, so

इतिthus (quotative)

मुनिःthe sage

अत्रhere

अवीत्said, spoke

करिष्येI shall do, I will accomplish

भवताम्of you (honorific plural)

कामम्desire, wish

लोकानाम्of the worlds/people

चand

महत्great

सुखम्happiness, comfort

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

Devas (Tridaśa)

Agastya (the muni, implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous person’s power is shown in consenting to act for the welfare of all: fulfilling a legitimate request is framed not as private gain but as ‘mahat sukham’—great well-being for the worlds.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa narrates that, after hearing the devas’ request, the sage agrees (“tatheti”) and promises to carry out what they desire, emphasizing that the outcome will benefit the worlds.