Shloka 20

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रैलेक्यमृषयो व्यचिन्वन्त सुरै: सह । कांक्षन्तो दर्शन बल्लेः सर्वे तद्तमानसा:

Transliteration

tatast trailekyam ṛṣayo vyacinvanta suraiḥ saha | kāṅkṣanto darśanaṃ balleḥ sarve tad-tamānasāḥ ||

Translation

それから賢仙たちは神々とともに、三界にわたりアグニを捜し始めた。彼らの心はその目的にのみ結ばれていた。皆が火神アグニの御姿を拝することを切に願っていたからである。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• व्यचिन्वन्त: they searched, they sought out
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चि
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• सुरैः: with the gods
• सुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• काङ्क्षन्तः: desiring, wishing
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दर्शनम्: sight, vision
• दर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बलेः: of Bali
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्: that (very thing/goal)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मानसाः: with minds (fixed), mentally intent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Rishis (sages)
• Devas (gods)
• Trai-lokya (the three worlds)
• Agni (Fire-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Single-minded intent (tad-tamānasāḥ) in a righteous quest is presented as a virtue: sages and gods act in concert, directing mind and effort toward a sacred goal—seeking divine presence (darśana) rather than worldly gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes how the sages, accompanied by the gods, begin a search across the three worlds, driven by the desire to obtain the vision of Agni.