Shloka 17

Guṇa-vibhāga and Prāṇa–Agni–Yoga Upadeśa (गुणविभाग तथा प्राण-अग्नि-योगोपदेश)

Devanagari script

बहुयोजनविस्तीर्णो बहुयोजनमायत: । तत्र रौद्रो दानवेन्द्रो महावीर्यपराक्रम:,उसकी लंबाई-चौड़ाई कई योजनकी है। वहाँ महान्‌ बल और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न एक भयंकर दानवराज रहता है, जो मधु और कैटभका पुत्र है। वह क्रूर स्वभाववाला राक्षस धुन्धु नामसे प्रसिद्ध है। राजन! वह अमित पराक्रमी दानव धरतीके भीतर छिपकर रहा करता है

Transliteration

bahuyojanavistīrṇo bahuyojanamāyataḥ | tatra raudro dānavendro mahāvīryaparākramaḥ ||

Translation

Uttaṅka said: “It is spread across many yojanas and extends for many yojanas. There dwells a fierce lord of the Dānavas, endowed with immense strength and valor.” In context, Uttaṅka is warning the king about a vast, perilous presence—an embodiment of destructive power that threatens the realm and tests a ruler’s duty to protect beings from harm.

Word by Word

• {'bahu': 'many, much', 'yojana': 'a measure of distance

• ‘yojana’ (traditional unit)', 'vistīrṇaḥ': 'wide, expansive, spread out', 'āyataḥ': 'long, extended', 'tatra': 'there, in that place', 'raudraḥ': 'fierce, terrible, wrathful', 'dānava-indraḥ (dānavendraḥ)': 'lord of the Dānavas (a powerful asura/demon chief)', 'mahā-vīrya': 'of great strength/energy', 'parākramaḥ': 'valor, prowess, heroic might'}

Speaker

उत्तड़क उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttaṅka
• Dānavendra (lord of the Dānavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma includes vigilance and protection: recognizing looming threats and acting with courage and responsibility to safeguard the world from destructive forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka describes an immense region and warns that a terrifying, powerful Dānava-lord dwells there, setting up the account of a dangerous being whose presence demands royal attention and action.