Shloka 18

Devanagari script

स तानुवाच तेजस्वी सत्यधर्मपरायण: । करिष्ये पितर: काम॑ व्येतु वो मानसो ज्वर:,तब सत्यधर्मपरायण तेजस्वी अगस्त्यने उनसे कहा--'पितरो! मैं आपकी इच्छा पूर्ण करूँगा। आपकी मानसिक चिन्ता दूर हो जानी चाहिये”

Transliteration

sa tān uvāca tejasvī satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | kariṣye pitaraḥ kāmaṃ vyetu vo mānaso jvaraḥ ||

Translation

Then the radiant one, steadfast in truth and dharma, addressed them: “O Fathers, ancestral spirits, I shall fulfill your desire. May the fever of anxiety in your minds be dispelled.”

Word by Word

सःhe

तान्them

उवाचsaid/spoke

तेजस्वीradiant, illustrious

सत्यधर्मपरायणःdevoted to truth and dharma

करिष्येI shall do / I shall accomplish

पितरःO fathers/ancestors

कामम्desire, wish

व्येतुlet it depart / may it go away

वःof you / your

मानसःmental, of the mind

ज्वरःfever; anguish

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pitaraḥ (ancestors)

Agastya (as identified in the provided Hindi gloss)

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?

A dharmic person honors truth and duty by taking responsibility for elders/ancestors’ wishes; ethical action includes easing others’ mental distress through a sincere commitment to fulfill rightful obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker addresses the Pitṛs (ancestral beings) and assures them that he will carry out what they desire, explicitly aiming to remove their mental anxiety—signaling acceptance of a duty entrusted to him.