Shloka 156

Devanagari script

ते च वश्या भविष्यन्ति प्रसन्ने वृषभध्वजे । 'जो रौद्ररूपधारी किन्नर उस धनकी रक्षा करते हैं, वे भी भगवान्‌ शंकरके प्रसन्न होनेपर हमारे अधीन हो जायँगे

Transliteration

te ca vaśyā bhaviṣyanti prasanne vṛṣabhadhvaje |

Translation

“വൃഷഭധ്വജനായ ശിവൻ പ്രസന്നനായാൽ അവരും വശപ്പെടും. ആ ധനം കാക്കുന്ന രൗദ്രരൂപധാരികളായ കിന്നരന്മാരും ശങ്കരൻ പ്രസന്നനായാൽ നമ്മുടെ അധീനരാകും.”

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वश्याः: submissive, under control
• वश्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• प्रसन्ने: when (he is) pleased
• प्रसन्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वृषभध्वजे: in/when the Bull-bannered one (Śiva) (is pleased)
• वृषभध्वजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: वृषभध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True mastery and security are portrayed as arising from divine favor—when Śiva is pleased, even powerful beings become compliant; ethical power is linked to dharmic alignment and grace rather than mere coercion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that ‘they too’ will come under control when Śiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja) is pleased, implying that formidable guardians or obstacles will yield once Śiva’s favor is obtained.