Shloka 443

Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

तपस्विनो धर्मपथे स्थितस्य द्विजसत्तम । “धर्मज्ञ ब्राह्मण! आप किसलिये नृत्य कर रहे हैं? मुने! आपके लिये अधिक हर्षका कौन-सा कारण उपस्थित हो गया है? द्विजश्रेष्ठू आप तो तपस्वी हैं

Transliteration

tapasvino dharmapathe sthitasya dvijasattama | “dharmajña brāhmaṇa! āpa kisaliye nṛtya kara rahe haiṃ? mune! āpake liye adhika harṣakā kaun-sā kāraṇa upasthita ho gayā hai? dvijaśreṣṭha! āpa to tapasvī haiṃ, sadā dharmake mārgapar sthita rahate haiṃ, phira āpa kyoṃ harṣase unmatt ho rahe haiṃ?”

Translation

‘ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! നിങ്ങൾ തപസ്വിയും ധർമ്മപഥത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരനുമായിരിക്കുന്നു; ധർമ്മജ്ഞ ബ്രാഹ്മണാ! പിന്നെ എന്തിന് നിങ്ങൾ നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുന്നു? മുനേ! നിങ്ങളെ ഇങ്ങനെ ആനന്ദോന്മത്തനാക്കുന്ന അസാധാരണ ഹർഷകാരണം എന്താണ്?’

Word by Word

• तपस्विनः: of the ascetic
• तपस्विनः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धर्मपथे: on the path of dharma
• धर्मपथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितस्य: of (one) who is standing/abiding
• स्थितस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• a dharma-knowing brāhmaṇa (unnamed)
• muni (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical expectation that a tapasvī and dharma-jña brāhmaṇa remains steady and self-controlled; sudden exuberant behavior invites scrutiny, implying that even joy should be aligned with dharma and inner discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes someone addressing an ascetic brāhmaṇa-sage who is unexpectedly dancing in great joy, asking what remarkable event has caused such delight despite his usual dharmic steadiness.