Shloka 23
एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्व शिवश्चैव जगत्पति: । सोमश्न भगवान् देव: सर्वे च परमर्षय:,(समुद्विग्नं समीक्ष्य त्वां स्वस्तीत्यूचुर्जयाय ते ।) ये जगदीश्वर ब्रह्मा, विष्णु और शिव तथा भगवान् सोमदेव और समस्त महर्षि तुम्हें उद्विग्न देखकर तुम्हारी विजयके लिये स्वस्तिवाचन कर रहे हैं
eṣa brahmā ca viṣṇuś ca śivaś caiva jagatpatiḥ | somaś ca bhagavān devaḥ sarve ca paramarṣayaḥ | (samudvignaṃ samīkṣya tvāṃ svastīty ūcur jayāya te |)
Vasiṣṭha said: “Behold—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, the Lord of the world; also the blessed god Soma, and all the supreme seers. Seeing you distressed, they utter words of auspicious blessing for your victory.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
When the mind is shaken (samudvigna), one should receive and cultivate ‘svasti’—auspicious confidence grounded in dharma. The verse presents divine and sage authority as restoring steadiness and courage, implying that righteous effort is supported by higher order and wise counsel.
Vasiṣṭha points out that the great deities—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva—along with Soma and the supreme seers, observe the addressed person’s distress and pronounce auspicious words, specifically wishing victory.