Shloka 20

इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्

Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel

Devanagari script

अगस्त्य उवाच तुष्टो*हमस्मि कल्याणि तव वृत्तेन शोभने । विचारणामपत्ये तु तव वक्ष्यामि तां शृणु,अगस्त्यजीने कहा--शोभामयी कल्याणी! तुम्हारे सद्व्यवहारसे मैं बहुत संतुष्ट हूँ। पुत्रके सम्बन्धमें तुम्हारे सामने एक विचार उपस्थित करता हूँ, सुनो

Transliteration

Agastya uvāca: tuṣṭo ’ham asmi kalyāṇi tava vṛttena śobhane | vicāraṇām apatye tu tava vakṣyāmi tāṃ śṛṇu ||

Translation

Agastya said: “Auspicious lady, radiant one, I am pleased with you because of your conduct. Now, regarding the matter of offspring, I shall place a considered proposal before you—listen to it.”

Word by Word

• {'tuṣṭaḥ': 'pleased, satisfied', 'aham asmi': 'I am', 'kalyāṇi': 'O auspicious lady

• a respectful address to a virtuous woman', 'tava': 'your', 'vṛttena': 'by conduct, behavior, way of life', 'śobhane': 'O beautiful/radiant one

• an honorific vocative', 'vicāraṇām': 'a deliberation, considered thought/proposal', 'apatye': 'in/with regard to offspring, progeny', 'tu': 'but/now (topic-shift or emphasis)', 'vakṣyāmi': 'I will say, I will explain', 'tām': 'that (proposal/consideration)', 'śṛṇu': 'listen'}

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• kalyāṇī (addressed woman)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Good conduct (vṛtta) earns trust and approval, and important family decisions—especially about progeny—should be approached with deliberation (vicāra) and respectful counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Agastya addresses a virtuous woman, expresses satisfaction with her exemplary behavior, and introduces that he will now speak about a carefully considered plan concerning offspring.