Shloka 40

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

गच्छ पापे यथा कामं यत् कार्यं तत् कृतं त्वया देवराजस्य मत्क्षोभं कुर्वन्त्या भावचेष्टितैः

Transliteration

gaccha pāpe yathā kāmaṃ yat kāryaṃ tat kṛtaṃ tvayā devarājasya matkṣobhaṃ kurvantyā bhāvaceṣṭitaiḥ

Translation

Go, sinful one—depart as you please. What you came to accomplish has been accomplished by you, for by your feigned moods and calculated gestures you have stirred my agitation and provoked the Lord of the gods.

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• पापे: O sinful one
• पापे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/conjunction: 'as/according to')

• कामम्: as you wish
• कामम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामम् (अव्यय; काम (प्रातिपदिक) द्वितीया एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative: 'at will/according to desire')

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• कार्यम्: the task to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयार्थक-यत् (Neuter, Nom/Acc Sg; 'thing to be done')

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियासमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Neuter, Nom/Acc Sg; done)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent expressed in instrumental/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• देवराजस्य: of the king of gods (Indra)
• देवराजस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज (प्रातिपदिक; देव + राज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• मत्क्षोभम्: my agitation/disturbance
• मत्क्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्-क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक; मत्(अस्मद्-षष्ठीसमास) + क्षोभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• कुर्वन्त्या: by (you) doing
• कुर्वन्त्या: Kartr-karana (Agent expressed in instrumental/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुर्वत् (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) शतृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; present active participle)

• भावचेष्टितैः: by emotional gestures/expressions
• भावचेष्टितैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव-चेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक; भाव + चेष्टित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

Speaker

A male speaker addressing a woman (identity not explicit in the provided single-verse excerpt); the verse refers to 'devarāja' (Indra) being provoked.

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The rishi’s rebuke to the apsaras and recognition of Indra’s motive in sending temptation

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: sharp and cautionary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Temptation often comes cloaked in artifice; recognizing manipulation (bhāva-ceṣṭita) and setting firm boundaries is part of dharmic self-protection.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: When agitation arises, pause, name the trigger, disengage from the stimulus, and recommit to your chosen sādhana without negotiating with temptation.

Vishishtadvaita: Moral agency is exercised in the world of devas and guṇas; steadfastness in dharma supports the jīva’s orientation toward the Lord as the supreme refuge beyond worldly power-games.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devaraja)

FAQs

What is the significance of Devarāja (Indra) being provoked in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals a disturbance in heavenly order—Indra’s agitation often foreshadows wider conflict that tests dharma and restores balance through higher cosmic governance.

How does the Vishnu Purana portray moral causality (pāpa) in interpersonal and divine conflicts?

By directly naming the agent as 'pāpe' and linking actions to outcomes, the text frames deception and manipulation as ethically charged causes perceived to yield immediate narrative consequences.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this kind of conflict context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Purāṇic worldview assumes ultimate sovereignty rests with Vishnu as the stabilizing Supreme Reality who ensures restoration of order beyond deva-level turbulence.