Shloka 25

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

राजाब्रवीत् सुरवरं तपः सत्यं क्षमां दयाम् कृषामि शौचं दानं च योगं च ब्रह्मचारिताम्

Transliteration

rājābravīt suravaraṃ tapaḥ satyaṃ kṣamāṃ dayām kṛṣāmi śaucaṃ dānaṃ ca yogaṃ ca brahmacāritām

Translation

Der König sprach zum Besten der Götter: „Ich pflüge und bestelle—das heißt: ich pflege Askese (tapas), Wahrheit, Vergebung und Mitgefühl; Reinheit, Gabe (dāna), Yoga und die Übung des Brahmacarya.“

Word by Word

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• suravaram: to the best of gods
• suravaram: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुष (‘best of gods’)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular (form = Nom/Acc sg)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• kṣamām: forbearance
• kṣamām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• dayām: compassion
• dayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• kṛṣāmi: I plough/cultivate
• kṛṣāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛṣ (कृष् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• śaucam: purity
• śaucam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• dānam: giving/charity
• dānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय)

• yogam: yoga
• yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle

• brahmacāritām: brahmacarya (celibate conduct)
• brahmacāritām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + cāritā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मणि/ब्रह्मणः चारिता’ = brahmacarya)

Speakers

• The King replying to Indra (Śatakratu)

Primary Deities

• Indra

Key Themes

• Raja-dharma
• Ethical cultivation
• Inner purity
• Dana (charity)
• Self-restraint

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True kingship is presented as the active cultivation of virtues—ethical life is ‘worked’ like a field. The list integrates social virtues (dāna, dayā), personal discipline (tapas, brahmacarya), and spiritual practice (yoga), implying dharma is holistic.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Didactic narrative (ācāra-dharma instruction) within Vaṃśānucarita-style storytelling—teaching through exemplary speech rather than cosmological sections (sarga/pratisarga).

What is the symbolic significance?

The metaphor of ‘ploughing’ virtues suggests that moral qualities are not merely innate; they require sustained effort, discipline, and regular practice—yielding the ‘crop’ of righteous rulership and spiritual merit.