Vana Parva Adhyaya 164 Shloka 38 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

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Shloka 38

Devanagari script

एवमेतदनिर्देश्यं मार्गमावृत्य भानुमान्‌ । पुन: सृजति वर्षाणि भगवान्‌ भावयन्‌ प्रजा:

Transliteration

evam etad anirdeśyaṃ mārgam āvṛtya bhānumān | punaḥ sṛjati varṣāṇi bhagavān bhāvayan prajāḥ ||

Translation

ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಆ ವರ್ಣಿಸಲಾರದ ಆಕಾಶಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಭಾನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಮಳೆಯ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಪ್ರಜೆಯನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ತನ್ನ ನಿಯತ ಚಲನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾರ್ಗ-ಗೋಪನದಿಂದ ಋತುಚಕ್ರವನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಿ, ಶೀತ, ಉಷ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಾ ತಕ್ಕ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದು ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಧಾರವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

एतत्this

अनिर्देश्यम्indescribable, not to be specified

मार्गम्path, course

आवृत्यhaving covered, enclosing

भानुमान्the radiant one (the Sun)

पुनःagain

सृजतिcreates, produces

वर्षाणिrains, rainy seasons

भगवान्the blessed/lordly one

भावयन्nourishing, sustaining

प्रजाःcreatures, subjects

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sūrya (Bhānumān)

varṣā (rains)

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 presents the Sun as a divine regulator of cosmic order: by veiling his celestial course and moving in due season, he sustains life by producing rain and thereby nourishes all beings. It frames seasonal change as purposeful governance that supports the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana explains a cosmological process: the Sun, after obscuring his subtle path in the sky, again generates rainfall. This action is described as an intentional, beneficent act that promotes the flourishing of all creatures.