Shloka 38

Muñjavān on Himavat: Maheśvara’s abode, Śiva-stuti, and sacrificial gold

Chapter 8

Devanagari script

त॑ं श्रुव्वा भृशसंतप्तं देवराजो बृहस्पतिम्‌ | अधिगम्यामरवृत: प्रोवाचेदं वचस्तदा,देवराज इन्द्रने जब सुना कि बृहस्पतिजी अत्यन्त संतप्त हो रहे हैं, तब वे देवताओंको साथ लेकर उनके पास गये और इस प्रकार पूछने लगे

Transliteration

taṁ śrutvā bhṛśa-santaptaṁ devarājo bṛhaspatim | adhigamyāmaravṛtaḥ provācedaṁ vacas tadā ||

Translation

Hearing that Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the gods, was deeply distressed, Indra—the lord of the gods—went to him, surrounded by the immortals, and then addressed him with these words. The scene underscores a ruler’s duty to attend to the suffering of a wise counselor and to seek counsel with humility when disorder or grief arises.

Word by Word

तम्him

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

भृश-संतप्तम्greatly distressed/afflicted

देव-राजःthe king of the gods (Indra)

बृहस्पतिम्Bṛhaspati

अधिगम्यhaving approached/reached

अमर-वृतःsurrounded by the immortals (gods)

प्रोवाचsaid/spoke

इदम्this

वचःspeech/words

तदाthen

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saṁvarta

Indra

Bṛhaspati

Amarāḥ (the gods)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes