Shloka 8

कālacakra-वर्णनम् तथा āśrama-धarma-निरूपणम्

The Wheel of Time and the Norms of the Āśramas

Devanagari script

भयमोहपरीवारं भूतसम्मोहकारकम्‌ | आनन्दप्रीतिचारं च कामक्रोधपरिग्रहम्‌

Transliteration

bhaya-moha-parīvāraṃ bhūta-sammohakārakam | ānanda-prīti-cāraṃ ca kāma-krodha-parigraham

Translation

Vāyu-deva said: “It is surrounded by fear and delusion, and it becomes a cause of bewilderment for living beings. It moves about in the guise of joy and affection, yet it is in fact seized by desire and anger.”

Word by Word

• भयमोहपरीवारम्: having fear and delusion as its retinue
• भयमोहपरीवारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय-मोह-परीवार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भूतसम्मोहकारकम्: causing delusion of beings
• भूतसम्मोहकारकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत-सम्मोह-कारक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आनन्दप्रीतिचारम्: moving in/through joy and delight
• आनन्दप्रीतिचारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द-प्रीति-चार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• कामक्रोधपरिग्रहम्: having desire and anger as its grasp/possession
• कामक्रोधपरिग्रहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम-क्रोध-परिग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)
• भूत (living beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Vāyu warns that certain inner impulses can masquerade as happiness and affection, but their hidden roots are fear, delusion, desire, and anger; ethical living therefore requires discernment and self-control rather than trusting pleasant appearances.

What is happening in the narrative?

In this passage Vāyu-deva speaks as a moral instructor, characterizing a harmful force (a passion or temptation) by listing its symptoms and effects: it confuses beings, presents itself attractively, and is fundamentally driven by kāma and krodha.