Shloka 54

भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या

Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa

Devanagari script

ततः सम्पूजयामास काश्यपो हरिवाहनम्‌ | अनुज्ञातस्तु तेनाथ प्रविवेश स्‍्वमालयम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sampūjayāmāsa kāśyapo harivāhanam | anujñātastu tenātha praviveśa svamālayam ||

Translation

തുടർന്ന് കാശ്യപൻ ഗരുഡവാഹനനായ ഹരിയെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിച്ചു. അവിടുത്തെ അനുവാദം ലഭിച്ചതോടെ അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ ആശ്രമത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: Avyaya

• सम्पूजयामास: honoured, worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज्
• Form: Lakara: लिट् (परस्मैपदम्), Person: 3, Number: singular

• काश्यपः: Kashyapa
• काश्यपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Gender: masculine, Case: nominative, Number: singular

• हरिवाहनम्: the one whose vehicle is Hari (i.e., Garuḍa); Vishnu
• हरिवाहनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिवाहन (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Gender: masculine, Case: accusative, Number: singular

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा (क्त)
• Form: Gender: masculine, Case: nominative, Number: singular

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Avyaya

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Gender: masculine/neuter, Case: instrumental, Number: singular

• अथ: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ
• Form: Avyaya

• प्रविवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: Lakara: लिट् (परस्मैपदम्), Person: 3, Number: singular

• स्वम्: his own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Gender: neuter, Case: accusative, Number: singular

• आलयम्: abode, dwelling
• आलयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिकम्)
• Form: Gender: masculine, Case: accusative, Number: singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Garuḍa (implied by harivāhana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: one should honor a revered being (especially the divine or a guest) and depart only after receiving permission, reflecting humility, gratitude, and disciplined conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kāśyapa performs due honor to Hari (the Garuḍa-borne Lord). After being granted leave by Him, Kāśyapa returns and enters his own residence.