Shloka 10

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच मृत्यो संकल्पितासि त्वं प्रजासंहारहेतुना । गच्छ संहर सर्वस्त्विं प्रजा मा ते विचारणा,ब्रद्माजीने कहा--मृत्यो! प्रजाके संहारके लिये ही मेरे द्वारा संकल्पपूर्वक तेरी सृष्टि की गयी है। जा, तू सारी प्रजाका संहार कर। तेरे मनमें कोई अन्यथा विचार नहीं होना चाहिये

Transliteration

brahmovāca mṛtyo saṅkalpitāsi tvaṁ prajāsaṁhārahetunā | gaccha saṁhara sarvāstv iṁ prajā mā te vicāraṇā ||

Translation

Brahmā said: “O Death (Mṛtyu), you have been deliberately brought into being for the purpose of ending creatures’ lives. Go—carry out the dissolution of all beings. Let no contrary hesitation arise in you.”

Word by Word

ब्रह्माBrahmā

उवाचsaid

मृत्योO Death

संकल्पिताresolved/created by deliberate intention

असिyou are

त्वम्you

प्रजा-संहार-हेतुनाas the cause for the destruction of creatures

गच्छgo

संहरdestroy/withdraw

सर्वाःall

त्वम्you

प्रजाःcreatures/subjects

माdo not

तेof you/your

विचारणाhesitation/second thought

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Brahmā

Mṛtyu (Death)

Prajā (creatures/beings)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes