Shloka 8

अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन

Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat

Devanagari script

स्वयोनिं भजते सर्वो विशस्वापो5विशड्कित: । अहं त्वां वर्धयिष्यामि ब्राहौर्मन्त्रै: सनातनै:

Transliteration

svayoniṁ bhajate sarvo viśvasāpo’viśaṅkitaḥ | ahaṁ tvāṁ vardhayiṣyāmi brāhmair mantraiḥ sanātanaiḥ ||

Translation

Todo retorna a su propio origen; por ello, entra en las aguas sin temor ni duda. Yo te fortaleceré y acrecentaré mediante los mantras védicos eternos, pronunciados por los brahmanes.

Word by Word

• {'svayoniṁ': 'one’s own womb/source

• one’s originating cause', 'bhajate': 'resorts to, enters into, returns to', 'sarvaḥ': 'everyone/everything

• all beings/all entities', 'viśvasāpaḥ': 'O Viśvasāpa (proper name/vocative)', 'aviśaṅkitaḥ': 'without suspicion, without fear, unhesitating', 'aham': 'I', 'tvām': 'you', 'vardhayiṣyāmi': 'I shall increase, strengthen, cause to grow/prosper', 'brāhmaiḥ': 'by Brahminical/Vedic (mantras)

• by Brahmins', 'mantraiḥ': 'with mantras

• sacred formulas', 'sanātanaiḥ': 'ancient, eternal, time-honored'}

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Viśvasāpa
• waters (āpaḥ)
• sanātana Vedic mantras
• Brahmins

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes a cosmological-ethical reassurance: all things naturally return to their own origin, so one should act without fear when moving toward one’s proper element or source; it also highlights the protective and strengthening role of ancient Vedic mantras when properly applied.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses Viśvasāpa, urging him to enter the waters confidently and promising to empower him through time-honored Vedic mantras associated with Brahminical ritual efficacy.