Shloka 20

Raibhya-putrayoḥ satra-vṛttāntaḥ — The Satra Episode of Raibhya’s Sons

Parāvasu and Arvāvasu

Devanagari script

त॑ ते प्रवरयामासुर्निरासुश्च॒ परावसुम्‌ । ततो देवा वरं तस्मै ददुरग्निपुरोगमा:,लोमशजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! अर्वावसुके उस कार्यसे सूर्य आदि सब देवता उसपर प्रसन्न हो गये। उन्होंने अर्वावसुका यज्ञमें वरण कराया एवं परावसुको निकलवा दिया। तत्पश्चात्‌ अग्नि-सूर्य आदि देवताओंने उन्हें वर देनेकी इच्छा प्रकट की

Transliteration

taṁ te pravarayāmāsur nirāsuś ca parāvasum | tato devā varaṁ tasmai dadur agnipurogamāḥ ||

Translation

Lomaśa said: “O King, pleased with that deed, the gods—led by Agni—caused him to be chosen as the officiant in the sacrifice, and they expelled Parāvasu. Thereafter, the gods headed by Agni expressed their wish to grant him a boon.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'taṁ', 'definition': 'him (accusative singular pronoun)'}, {'term': 'te', 'definition': 'those (gods)

• or ‘they’ in context'}, {'term': 'pravārayāmāsuḥ', 'definition': 'they caused (him) to be chosen/selected

• they appointed (him) by formal choice (causative of √vṛ, ‘to choose’)'}, {'term': 'nirāsuḥ', 'definition': 'they drove out, expelled (aorist of nir-√as)'}, {'term': 'parāvasum', 'definition': 'Parāvasu (proper name

• object of expulsion)'}, {'term': 'tataḥ', 'definition': 'then, thereafter'}, {'term': 'devāḥ', 'definition': 'the gods'}, {'term': 'varam', 'definition': 'a boon, gift of grace'}, {'term': 'tasmai', 'definition': 'to him (dative singular)'}, {'term': 'daduḥ', 'definition': 'they gave (perfect of √dā)'}, {'term': 'agnipurogamāḥ', 'definition': 'led by Agni

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• King (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied by address ‘rājan’)
• Devas (gods)
• Agni
• Parāvasu
• Arvāvasu (from the accompanying Hindi gloss/context)
• Sūrya (from the accompanying Hindi gloss/context)
• Yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous action earns moral and social legitimacy: when conduct aligns with dharma, even powerful authorities (here, the gods) uphold the worthy, remove the unworthy, and confer grace (vara) as a recognition of merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa narrates that the gods, pleased by the protagonist’s deed, formally appoint him to the sacrificial role and expel Parāvasu; then the gods led by Agni are ready to grant him a boon.