Shloka 49

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

तथा चकार तत्‌ सर्व यथोक्त शूलपाणिना । पूर्णे तु द्वादशे वर्षे पुनरायान्महेश्वर:,भगवान्‌ रुद्रके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा श्वेतकिने शूलयाणि शिवकी आज्ञाके अनुसार सारा कार्य सम्पन्न किया। बारहवाँ वर्ष पूर्ण होनेपर भगवान्‌ महेश्वर पुन: आये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

tathā cakāra tat sarvaṃ yathoktaṃ śūlapāṇinā |

pūrṇe tu dvādaśe varṣe punar āyān maheśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The king carried out everything exactly as it had been instructed by Śūlapāṇi (Śiva). When the twelve-year period was completed, Lord Maheśvara returned again—underscoring the ethical force of steadfast obedience to a divine injunction and the fruition of disciplined, long-term observance.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

चकारdid, performed

तत्that (task/act)

सर्वम्all, entire

यथोक्तम्as stated, as instructed

शूलपाणिनाby the trident-holder (Śiva)

पूर्णेwhen (it was) completed

तुbut, indeed

द्वादशेin the twelfth

वर्षेyear

पुनःagain

आयात्came, arrived

महेश्वरःMaheśvara (Śiva)

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

रुद्रःRudra

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śūlapāṇi (Śiva)

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Rudra

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes