Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तथा चकार तत्‌ सर्व यथोक्त शूलपाणिना । पूर्णे तु द्वादशे वर्षे पुनरायान्महेश्वर:,भगवान्‌ रुद्रके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा श्वेतकिने शूलयाणि शिवकी आज्ञाके अनुसार सारा कार्य सम्पन्न किया। बारहवाँ वर्ष पूर्ण होनेपर भगवान्‌ महेश्वर पुन: आये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

tathā cakāra tat sarvaṃ yathoktaṃ śūlapāṇinā |

pūrṇe tu dvādaśe varṣe punar āyān maheśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The king carried out everything exactly as it had been instructed by Śūlapāṇi (Śiva). When the twelve-year period was completed, Lord Maheśvara returned again—underscoring the ethical force of steadfast obedience to a divine injunction and the fruition of disciplined, long-term observance.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

चकारdid, performed

तत्that (task/act)

सर्वम्all, entire

यथोक्तम्as stated, as instructed

शूलपाणिनाby the trident-holder (Śiva)

पूर्णेwhen (it was) completed

तुbut, indeed

द्वादशेin the twelfth

वर्षेyear

पुनःagain

आयात्came, arrived

महेश्वरःMaheśvara (Śiva)

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

रुद्रःRudra

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śūlapāṇi (Śiva)

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Rudra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic steadfastness: when a duty or vow is enjoined by a legitimate authority (here, Śiva), one should execute it precisely and persistently; in due time, the intended result and divine response manifest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the king completed all actions exactly as Śiva (Śūlapāṇi) had instructed. After the full span of twelve years, Maheśvara (Śiva) returned again, marking the culmination of the prescribed observance.