Shloka 23

Kāleya-Āśrama-Vināśaḥ — The Kāleyas’ nocturnal raids and the devas’ supplication to Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

प्रह्ृष्टरूपा कश्ष॒ जयाय देवा- स्त्वष्टारमागम्य तमर्थमूचु: । त्वष्टा तु तेषां वचन निशम्य प्रह्ृष्टरूप: प्रयत: प्रयत्नात्‌

Transliteration

prahṛṣṭarūpā kaśyapāya devās tvaṣṭāram āgamya tam artham ūcuḥ | tvaṣṭā tu teṣāṃ vacanaṃ niśamya prahṛṣṭarūpaḥ prayataḥ prayatnāt ||

Translation

Lomāśa said: The gods, their faces bright with joy, approached Tvaṣṭṛ and conveyed their purpose to him. Hearing their words, Tvaṣṭṛ—himself delighted—set about the task with disciplined care and deliberate effort.

Word by Word

• प्रहृष्ट-रूपा: having a delighted appearance (she)
• प्रहृष्ट-रूपा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्चित्: someone, a certain (person)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयाय: for victory
• जयाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वष्टारम्: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: matter, purpose
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्टा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निशम्य: having heard, having listened
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + शम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• प्रहृष्ट-रूपः: having a delighted appearance (he)
• प्रहृष्ट-रूपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रयतः: restrained, prepared, attentive
• प्रयतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रयत्नात्: from/with effort, diligently
• प्रयत्नात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomāśa
• Devas (the gods)
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Kaśyapa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that even divine aims are fulfilled through attentive listening, purity of conduct (prayataḥ), and sustained effort (prayatnāt). Joy is paired with discipline, suggesting that right outcomes depend on purposeful, careful action rather than mere intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomāśa narrates that the gods, pleased, go to the divine craftsman Tvaṣṭṛ and state their objective. Tvaṣṭṛ hears them and, sharing their delight, begins to carry out the requested work with focused preparation and effort.