Shloka 28

Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions

Devanagari script

ततो बुद्धिमुपागम्य भगवान्‌ पाकशासन: । योगेन महता युक्तस्तां मायां व्यपकर्षत,तब भगवान्‌ पाकशासनने उत्तम बुद्धिका आश्रय ले महान्‌ योगसे युक्त हो उस मायाको नष्ट कर दिया

Transliteration

tato buddhim upāgamya bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ | yogena mahatā yuktaḥ tāṃ māyāṃ vyapakarṣata ||

Translation

Then the Blessed Lord Pākaśāsana (Indra), regaining clear discernment, and endowed with mighty yogic power, dispelled that māyā.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• बुद्धिम्: intelligence, understanding
• बुद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपागम्य: having approached/attained
• उपागम्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; from उप + आ + √गम्

• भगवान्: the blessed lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाकशासनः: Indra (the chastiser of Pāka)
• पाकशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाकशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योगेन: by (means of) yoga
• योगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular (agreeing with योगेन)

• युक्तः: endowed, united (with)
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: युक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मायाम्: illusion, magical power
• मायाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यपकर्षत्: removed, dispelled
• व्यपकर्षत्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अप + कृ्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra (Pākaśāsana)
• māyā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Illusion (māyā) is overcome by restored discernment (buddhi) and disciplined inner power (yoga). Ethically, the verse emphasizes clarity of judgment and self-mastery as prerequisites for right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes Indra (Pākaśāsana) coming back to clear understanding and, using great yogic power, removing a deceptive māyā that had been operating—signaling a turning point from confusion to clarity.