Shloka 16

The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow

Devanagari script

आजगाम महादेवो विधातृभवनं रुषा । गत्वा चोवाच ब्रह्माणं कंसध्वंसनहेतवे

Transliteration

ājagāma mahādevo vidhātṛbhavanaṃ ruṣā | gatvā covāca brahmāṇaṃ kaṃsadhvaṃsanahetave

Translation

Mahādeva, von Zorn erfüllt, kam zur Wohnstatt des Schöpfers. Dort angekommen, sprach er zu Brahmā, um die Vernichtung Kaṃsas herbeizuführen.

Word by Word

आजगामcame

महादेवःMahādeva (Śiva)

विधातृभवनम्to the Creator’s abode (Brahmā’s house)

रुषाwith anger

गत्वाhaving gone

चand

उवाचsaid

ब्रह्माणम्to Brahmā

कंसध्वंसनहेतवेfor the cause of Kaṃsa’s destruction

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); action centers on Mahādeva addressing Brahmā

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चोवाच = च + उवाच (स्वर-सन्धिः)

Characters & Entities

Mahadeva (Shiva)

Brahma

Kamsa

FAQs

Why does Mahādeva go to Brahmā’s abode in this verse?

The verse states he goes to Brahmā to speak with him for a specific purpose—initiating or supporting the cause leading to Kaṃsa’s destruction.

What does “kaṃsadhvaṃsanahetave” imply theologically?

It frames the event as a divinely intended cause (hetu) within a larger providential plan, where cosmic authorities act in coordination to remove adharmic rule embodied by Kaṃsa.

What ethical lesson is suggested by the destruction of Kaṃsa motif here?

It points to the Purāṇic theme that persistent oppression and adharma eventually invite corrective action aligned with dharma, often through coordinated divine intervention.