Shloka 7

कृपकृपी-जननम्

The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचु: समवायो महानद्य ब्रह्मलोके महात्मनाम्‌ | देवानां च ऋषीणां च पितृणां च महात्मनाम्‌ | वयं तत्र गमिष्यामो द्रष्टकामा: स्वयम्भुवम्‌

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ: samavāyo mahān adya brahmaloke mahātmanām | devānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ ca mahātmanām | vayaṃ tatra gamiṣyāmo draṣṭakāmāḥ svayambhuvam ||

Translation

Para resi berkata: “Wahai Raja, hari ini di Brahmaloka akan berlangsung pertemuan agung para makhluk luhur—para dewa, para resi, dan para Pitṛ yang mulia. Kami pergi ke sana, ingin memandang Svayambhū (Brahmā) sendiri.”

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• समवायः: assembly, gathering
• समवायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समवाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पितृणाम्: of the ancestors (Pitṛs)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गमिष्यामः: we shall go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Simple Future (Lṛṭ), 1st, Plural, Parasmaipada

• द्रष्टकामाḥ: desiring to see
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रष्टृ-काम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वयम्भुवम्: Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयम्भुवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भू
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Brahmaloka
• Devas (gods)
• Ṛṣis (seers)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights reverence for higher orders of being—gods, sages, and ancestors—and presents the pursuit of darśana of the Creator (Svayambhū) as a legitimate spiritual aim, emphasizing humility and aspiration toward higher wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

The sages inform the king that a major gathering is taking place in Brahmaloka, attended by devas, ṛṣis, and Pitṛs, and they intend to go there to see Brahmā (Svayambhū).