Shloka 90

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्म॒विदां वर: । ध्यात्वा स शम्भुं भगवान्‌ बालं चामिततेजसम्‌,उनकी यह बात सुनकर ब्रह्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ भगवान्‌ ब्रह्माने ध्यान करके अमिततेजस्वी बालरूपधारी शंकरको पहचान लिया

Transliteration

teṣāṁ tad vacanaṁ śrutvā brahmā brahmavidāṁ varaḥ | dhyātvā sa śambhuṁ bhagavān bālaṁ cāmitatejasam ||

Translation

彼らの言葉を聞くや、梵天——梵（ブラフマン）を知る者のうち最勝なる者——は静かに観想に入った。禅定の力によって、無量の光威を放つ童子の姿を取った聖主シャンブ（シヴァ）を見抜いたのである。

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

तत्that

वचनम्speech/statement

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

ब्रह्माBrahmā

ब्रह्मविदाम्of the knowers of Brahman

वरःbest/excellent

ध्यात्वाhaving meditated (upon)

सःhe

शम्भुम्Śambhu (Śiva)

भगवान्the Blessed/Lord

बालम्the boy/child (in boy-form)

चand

अमिततेजसम्of immeasurable splendor

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Brahmā

Śambhu (Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights discernment through inner contemplation: even a supreme figure like Brahmā relies on dhyāna (meditative insight) to recognize the divine reality (Śiva) beyond outward appearance. Ethically, it suggests pausing, reflecting, and seeking clarity before judging events or persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing what others have said, Brahmā reflects deeply and, through meditation, identifies that the radiant child-form present is actually Śambhu (Śiva). The narrative moment marks a recognition of divine presence concealed in an unexpected form.