Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तद्‌ दृष्टवा व्रीडितो राजन्‌ स मुनि: पादयोर्गत: । मेने देवं महादेवमिदं चोवाच विस्मित:,राजन! यह देखकर मुनि लजा गये और महादेवजीके चरणोंमें गिर पड़े। उन्होंने महादेवजीको पहचान लिया और विस्मित होकर कहा--

Transliteration

tad dṛṣṭvā vrīḍito rājan sa muniḥ pādayor gataḥ | mene devaṃ mahādevam idaṃ covāca vismitaḥ ||

Translation

Seeing that, the sage—ashamed, O King—fell at the Lord’s feet. Recognizing him as the divine Mahādeva, he spoke in astonishment—

Word by Word

तत्that (thing/event)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

व्रीडितःashamed, abashed

राजन्O king

सःhe

मुनिःsage

पादयोःat (the) two feet

गतःgone, having fallen (at)

मेनेrecognized/thought, understood

देवम्the god

महादेवम्Mahādeva (the great god, Śiva)

इदम्this (speech/word)

चand

उवाचsaid

विस्मितःastonished

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahādeva (Śiva)

muni (sage)

rājan (the king addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights humility and ethical self-restraint: upon realizing the presence of Mahādeva, the sage feels shame (vrīḍā) and responds with surrender at the Lord’s feet, showing that true wisdom expresses itself as reverence rather than ego.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a sage, after witnessing a striking event, becomes ashamed, falls at the feet of the figure before him, recognizes him as Mahādeva (Śiva), and then speaks in amazement.