Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ततो देवो मुनि दृष्टवा हर्षाविष्टमतीव ह । सुराणां हितकामार्थ महादेवो5भ्यभाषत,मुनिको हर्षके आवेशसे अत्यन्त मतवाला हुआ देख महादेवजीने (ब्राह्मणका रूप धारण करके) देवताओंके हितके लिये उनसे इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

tato devo munir dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭam atīva ha | surāṇāṁ hitakāmārthaṁ mahādevo 'bhyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Then Mahādeva, seeing the divine sage utterly overcome with joy, addressed him for the welfare of the gods—speaking with the intention of securing what was beneficial to the devas.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

देवःthe god

मुनिम्the sage

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

हर्षाविष्टम्possessed/overcome by joy

अतीवexceedingly

हindeed (particle)

सुराणाम्of the gods

हितकामार्थम्for the purpose of their welfare

महादेवःMahadeva (the great god, Shiva)

अभ्यभाषतspoke (addressed)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahādeva (Śiva)

muni (sage)

surāḥ (the gods/devas)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even divine power is portrayed as acting with a welfare-oriented intention (hita): Mahādeva speaks not for display, but to secure the good of the devas, highlighting purposeful speech aligned with benefit rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Mahādeva observes a sage overwhelmed with joy and then addresses him, explicitly stating that the purpose of this intervention is the welfare of the gods.