Shloka 18

Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)

Devanagari script

तत्रादहान्त भूतानि जड़मानि ध्रुवाणि च | महता क्रोधवेगेन कुपिते प्रपितामहे

Transliteration

tatrādahanta bhūtāni jaḍamāni dhruvāṇi ca | mahatā krodhavegena kupite prapitāmahe ||

Translation

Nārada said: “There, when the Prāpitāmaha (the Grandsire) was enraged, he burned up the beings—both the inert and the steadfast—driven by a mighty surge of wrath.”

Word by Word

तत्रthere

अदहन्they burned

भूतानिbeings/creatures

जडमानिmotionless/inert

ध्रुवाणिfixed/steadfast

चand

महताby/with great

क्रोधवेगेनby the force of anger

कुपितेwhen (he) was enraged / in the enraged (one)

प्रपितामहेin the great-grandfather (Brahmā)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Prāpitāmaha (Grandsire, epithet of Brahmā)

bhūtāni (beings/creatures)

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 a revered authority, when overtaken by krodha (anger), can cause widespread harm; the verse underscores the ethical necessity of self-restraint and the danger of wrath disrupting order and welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes an episode in which the Prāpitāmaha, inflamed by a powerful rush of anger, burns up beings—encompassing both insentient and steadfast/enduring entities—highlighting the destructive reach of uncontrolled fury.