Shloka 25

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

वर: संवरणो राज्ञां त्वमृषीणां वरो मुने । तपती योषितां श्रेष्ठा किमन्‍न्यदपवर्जनात्‌

Transliteration

varaḥ saṃvaraṇo rājñāṃ tvam ṛṣīṇāṃ varo mune | tapatī yoṣitāṃ śreṣṭhā kim anyad apavarjanāt ||

Translation

“മുനേ! രാജാക്കന്മാരിൽ സംവരണൻ ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ; ഋഷിമാരിൽ നിങ്ങൾ ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ; യുവതികളിൽ തപതീ ഏറ്റവും ഉത്തമ. അവളെ വിവാഹദാനമായി നൽകുന്നതിലധികം മഹത്തായ ദാനം മറ്റെന്തുണ്ട്?”

Word by Word

• वरः: excellent/best (one)
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संवरणः: Samvaraṇa (name of a king)
• संवरणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवरण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञाम्: of kings
• राज्ञाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: best/excellent (one)
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तपती: Tapatī (name of a woman)
• तपती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• योषिताम्: of women/maidens
• योषिताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठा: the best, most excellent
• श्रेष्ठा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अन्यत्: other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अपवर्जनात्: than giving away/bestowal (lit. from the act of giving away)
• अपवर्जनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपवर्जन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Saṃvaraṇa
• Tapatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Excellence should meet excellence: a worthy king, a worthy sage, and a worthy maiden form a fitting alliance. The verse frames marriage as a dharmic bestowal where the highest possible gift is the right match, affirmed by a respected rishi.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha speaks in praise of Saṃvaraṇa, the sage addressed, and Tapatī, concluding that granting Tapatī (as a bride) is the greatest possible act—thus endorsing the proposed marriage and urging consent.