Shloka 8

Devanagari script

प्राणानुपस्पृश्य तदा ह्वाजुहाव दिवाकरम्‌ । आजगाम ततो राजंस्त्वरमाणो दिवाकर:,उसने विधिपूर्वक आचमन और प्राणायाम करके भगवान्‌ दिवाकरका आवाहन किया। राजन! तब भगवान्‌ सूर्य बड़ी उतावलीके साथ वहाँ आये

Transliteration

prāṇān upaspṛśya tadā hvājuhāva divākaram | ājagāma tato rājan tvaramāṇo divākaraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana dijo: Entonces, tras realizar la ablución ritual bebiendo agua y regular sus alientos vitales, invocó al dios del Sol, Divākara. Oh rey, Divākara se apresuró y llegó a aquel lugar sin demora.

Word by Word

प्राणान्breaths / vital airs

उपस्पृश्यhaving touched / having sipped (ācamya)

तदाthen

हindeed (emphatic particle)

आह्वाजुहावhe invoked / called

दिवाकरम्the Sun (lit. maker of day)

आtowards / hither (preverb)

जगामcame

ततःthereupon / from there

राजन्O king

त्वरमाणःhastening

दिवाकरःthe Sun

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Divākara (Sūrya, the Sun-god)

Janamejaya (implied by 'rājan')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined approach to seeking divine aid: purification (ācamana), inner regulation (prāṇāyāma), and then a focused invocation. Ethically, it suggests that power or help is approached through self-control and proper conduct rather than impulsiveness.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing ritual sipping and breath-regulation, a person formally invokes the Sun-god (Divākara). In response, the deity arrives swiftly, indicating the immediacy of divine response to a properly performed, earnest summons.