Shloka 16

Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)

Devanagari script

तत्र शक्रपुरोगाश्चन लोकपाला: समागता:

Transliteration

tatra śakra-puro-gāś ca lokapālāḥ samāgatāḥ

Translation

അവിടെ ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) മുൻപിൽ നിൽക്കേ ലോകപാലകർ ഒന്നിച്ചു കൂടിയിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• शक्रपुरोगाः: having Śakra (Indra) in front / led by Śakra
• शक्रपुरोगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्रपुरोग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• लोकपालाः: guardians of the worlds (lokapālas)
• लोकपालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समागताः: assembled / came together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śakra (Indra)
• Lokapālas (world-guardians)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that dharmic events are not merely personal or political; they are upheld and observed by cosmic guardians. The presence of Indra and the Lokapālas implies legitimacy, accountability, and the maintenance of universal order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a scene in which Indra (Śakra) and the Lokapālas arrive and assemble at a particular place, indicating a formal divine gathering connected to an important dharmic matter.