Shloka 111

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

पुरा कृतयुगे तात ऋषिरासीन्महायशा:

Transliteration

purā kṛtayuge tāta ṛṣir āsīn mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Vāsudeva dit : «Il y a bien longtemps, au temps du Kṛta Yuga, mon cher, vivait un grand ṛṣi, illustre et renommé.»

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly, in ancient times
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा
• Form: Avyaya (temporal adverb)

• कृतयुगे: in the Kṛta-yuga
• कृतयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तात: O dear (son), O child
• तात: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ऋषिः: a sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Kṛta Yuga
• an unnamed ṛṣi (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a dharma-teaching through an ancient exemplum: by locating the lesson in the Kṛta Yuga and introducing a renowned sage, it signals that the forthcoming instruction is grounded in timeless, exemplary conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva begins a retrospective account, addressing someone affectionately (“tāta”) and introducing a celebrated sage who lived in the Kṛta Yuga, setting up a story meant to illustrate ethical or dharmic principles.