Shloka 1

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २१ श्लोक हैं) #::73:.8 #::3:..7 () हि २ 7 षर्डाधिकशततमोब< ध्याय: राजा सगरका संतानके लिये तपस्या करना और शिवजीके द्वारा वरदान पाना लोगश उवाच तानुवाच समेतांस्तु ब्रह्मा लोकपितामह: । गच्छथ्वं विबुधा: सर्वे यथाकामं यथेप्सितम्‌,लोमशजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! तब लोकपितामह ब्रह्माजीने अपने पास आये हुए सब देवताओंसे कहा--“देवगण! इस समय तुम सब लोग इच्छानुसार अभीष्ट स्थानको चले जाओ

Transliteration

Lomaśa uvāca: tān uvāca sametāṁs tu brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | gacchadhvaṁ vibudhāḥ sarve yathākāmaṁ yathepsitam ||

Translation

Lomaśa said: Then Brahmā, the Grandfather of the worlds, addressed all the gods who had assembled before him: “O divine ones, go now—each of you—according to your own wish, to whatever place you desire.”

Word by Word

लोमशःLomasha (the sage)

उवाचsaid

तान्them

उवाचsaid

समेतान्assembled, gathered

तुbut/then

ब्रह्माBrahmā

लोकपितामहःthe grandsire of the worlds

गच्छथgo (you all)

विबुधाःO gods, O wise ones

सर्वेall

यथाकामम्as you wish, at will

यथेप्सितम्as desired, as intended

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

Brahmā

Devas (Vibudhas)

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 orderly divine governance: Brahmā, as cosmic patriarch, formally releases the assembled gods to proceed according to their chosen aims, suggesting that even divine action follows sanctioned order rather than impulsive movement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa narrates that Brahmā addresses the gathered gods and dismisses them, instructing them to go to their respective desired destinations—marking a transition after a divine assembly.