Shloka 24

Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification

Sanskrit

ततः पितामहो देवस्तं दृष्ट्वा लोकसङ्क्षयम् ।

तयोश्च हितमन्विच्छन् तिर्यग्भावमपानुदत् ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ pitāmaho devastaṃ dṛṣṭvā lokasaṃkṣayam / tayośca hitamanvicchan tiryagbhāvamapānudat

Translation

ಆಗ ಪಿತಾಮಹ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನು, ಲೋಕಗಳು ವಿನಾಶಮುಖವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಂಡು, ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರ ಹಿತವನ್ನು ಬಯಸಿ, ಅವರ ಪಶುಭಾವವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पितामहस्य विशेषण-सम्बोधनार्थक-अपि (appositional)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), धातुः: √दृश् (to see)

• लोकसङ्क्षयम्: the destruction of the world
• लोकसङ्क्षयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + saṃkṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lokasya saṃkṣayaḥ)

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनार्थे षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन-रूपम् (Genitive/Locative Dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• हितम्: welfare, benefit
• हितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हित’ = कल्याणम् (welfare)

• अन्विच्छन्: seeking
• अन्विच्छन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + iṣ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; धातुः: √इष्/√इच्छ् (to seek), उपसर्गः: अनु-

• तिर्यग्भावम्: the animal-state (bestial condition)
• तिर्यग्भावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tiryak + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः: तिर्यक्-भावः (state of being an animal/going crosswise)

• अपानुदत्: drove away, removed
• अपानुदत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa + nud (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; धातुः: √नुद् (to drive away), उपसर्गः: अप-

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narration); Brahmā acts within the story

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Conflict resolution
• Cosmic order
• Restraint of anger
• Sage ethics

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even conflicts among the spiritually advanced can endanger social and cosmic stability when driven by passion. The text frames Brahmā’s intervention as a restoration of dharma: correction is undertaken not to ‘punish’ but to secure the welfare (hita) of the disputants and the world.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/Carita (narratives of persons and events) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga. It is an ethical-illustrative episode embedded in the Purāṇic historical storytelling mode.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Tiryag-bhāva’ symbolizes consciousness degraded by tamas (delusion/instinct). Brahmā dispelling it signifies the reassertion of sattvic discernment so that tapas and dharma can resume their proper course.