Shloka 27

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

Devanagari script

अनन्यदेवता नित्यं दृढभक्ता पितामहे | तस्थौ पितामहं चैव तोषयामास धर्मत:,दूसरे किसी देवतामें मन न लगाकर वह सदा पितामह ब्रह्मामें ही सुदृढ़ भक्तिभाव रखती थी। उस कन्याने अपने धर्माचरणसे पितामहको संतुष्ट कर लिया

Transliteration

ananyadevatā nityaṃ dṛḍhabhaktā pitāmahe | tasthau pitāmahaṃ caiva toṣayāmāsa dharmataḥ ||

Translation

ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವ ದೇವತೆಯತ್ತವೂ ಮನಸ್ಸು ತಿರುಗಿಸದೆ, ಅವಳು ಸದಾ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ ಮೇಲೆ ದೃಢಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ನಿಂತಿದ್ದಳು. ಪಿತಾಮಹನ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು ಧರ್ಮಾಚರಣೆಯಿಂದ ಅವರನ್ನು ಸಂತೋಷಪಡಿಸಿದಳು.

Word by Word

अनन्यदेवताhaving no other deity (exclusive in devotion)

नित्यम्always

दृढभक्ताfirmly devoted

पितामहेin/unto the Grandfather (Brahmā)

तस्थौstood / remained

पितामहम्the Grandfather (Brahmā)

चand

एवindeed / just

तोषयामासpleased / satisfied

धर्मतःaccording to dharma / righteously

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

the maiden (kanyā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Single-pointed devotion joined with dharmic conduct is portrayed as a powerful means of gaining divine approval; ethical discipline (dharma) is not separate from devotion but its proper expression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a maiden who worships only Pitāmaha Brahmā, remaining steadfast and attentive; through her righteous observances she succeeds in pleasing him.