Shloka 34

Devanagari script

श्रोतुमिच्छामि सावित्रि त्वं हि वेत्थ परावरम्‌ । त्वां हि जानामि सावित्रि सावित्रीमिव तेजसा,सावित्री! मैं इसका रहस्य तुमसे सुनना चाहता हूँ; क्योंकि तुम भूत और भविष्य सब कुछ जानती हो। मैं तुम्हें साक्षात्‌ सावित्रीदेवीके समान तेजस्विनी जानता हूँ। राजाको जो सहसा नेत्रोंकी प्राप्ति हुई है, इसका कारण तुम जानती हो। सच-सच बताओ, यदि इसमें कुछ छिपानेकी बात न हो तो हमसे अवश्य कहो

Transliteration

śrotum icchāmi sāvitrī tvaṃ hi vettha parāvaram | tvāṃ hi jānāmi sāvitrī sāvitrīm iva tejasā ||

Translation

ガウタマは言った。「サーヴィトリーよ、そなたから聞きたい。そなたは内と外、過去と未来、上と下のすべてを知る者だからだ。サーヴィトリーよ、私はそなたを、女神サーヴィトリーそのもののように光り輝く者と見ている。王がにわかに視力を取り戻された真の因を、そなたは知っている。真実を語れ。隠すべきことがないのなら、何ひとつ差し控えずに我らに告げよ。」

Word by Word

श्रोतुम्to hear

इच्छामिI desire

सावित्रिO Sāvitrī

त्वम्you

हिindeed/for

वेत्थyou know

परावरम्the past and the future (lit. prior and later)

त्वाम्you (as object)

हिindeed

जानामिI know

सावित्रिO Sāvitrī

सावित्रीम्Sāvitrī (the goddess)

इवlike/as

तेजसाby radiance/splendour

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Gautama

Sāvitrī

Sāvitrī (goddess/Devi, implied by comparison)

the king (unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic speech: truth should be spoken plainly when no higher duty requires secrecy. It also honors spiritual insight—one who knows ‘parāvara’ (the higher and lower, past and future) is approached with humility and asked to disclose the moral-causal truth behind events.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gautama addresses Sāvitrī, praising her radiance and extraordinary knowledge, and asks her to explain the hidden reason for a king’s sudden recovery of eyesight. He urges her to speak truthfully and openly if there is no need for concealment.