Shloka 3.7.11

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रवेशः — Entry into Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

इहोपयातः काकुत्थ्स देवराजश्शतक्रतुः।।3.7.10।।उपागम्य च मे देवो महादेवस्सुरेश्वरः।सर्वान् लोकाञ्जितानाह मम पुण्येन कर्मणा।।3.7.11।।

Transliteration

upāgamya ca me devo mahādevaḥ sureśvaraḥ |

sarvān lokān jitān āha mama puṇyena karmaṇā || 3.7.11 ||

Translation

And the Lord of the devas, the great deity—Indra, ruler of the devas—came to me and declared: “By my meritorious deeds I have won all the worlds.”

Context

O scion of the Kakutstha family, Indra, king of the gods came to me and said that by my meritorious deeds I have won all the worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śatakratu, Devārāja, Sureśvara)
• Sūtīkṣṇa
• Rāma (Kākutstha, implied by context)
• lokāḥ (worlds/realms)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse links rightful attainment to puṇya (meritorious action). It implies that higher states are not seized by force alone but are the fruit of dharmic conduct and accumulated merit.

What is the narrative situation?

Sage Sūtīkṣṇa recounts a prior divine visitation: Indra approached him and spoke of having attained the worlds through merit, setting up the sage’s authority and the spiritual atmosphere of the hermitage episode.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Merit grounded in disciplined action (puṇya-karma) and truthful declaration (satya in speech) are foregrounded—presenting spiritual accomplishment as ethically earned.