Devi Bhagavatam 7.13.15 — Devi Gita & Liberation, Skandha 7, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 15

Vishvamitra Resolves to Uplift Trishanku from His Curse

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणोऽहं महाभाग तापसः क्षुधयार्दितः । चौरभावमनुप्राप्तो भक्ष्यं पश्यामि भाण्डके

Transliteration

brāhmaṇo'haṃ mahābhāga tāpasaḥ kṣudhayārditaḥ | caurabhāvamanuprāpto bhakṣyaṃ paśyāmi bhāṇḍake

Translation

हे महाभागा, मी भूकेने व्याकुळ झालेला एक ब्राह्मण तपस्वी आहे. मी चोराचे रूप धारण केले असून या पात्रात अन्न शोधत आहे।

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇaḥ: Brahmin
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• aham: I
• aham: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad
• Form: Nominative Singular

• mahābhāga: O highly fortunate one
• mahābhāga: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga
• Form: Vocative Singular Masculine

• tāpasaḥ: ascetic
• tāpasaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpasa
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• kṣudhayā: by hunger
• kṣudhayā: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣudh
• Form: Instrumental Singular Feminine

• arditaḥ: afflicted
• arditaḥ: null
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ard
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Nominative Singular Masculine

• caurabhāvam: state of a thief
• caurabhāvam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: caura-bhāva
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• anuprāptaḥ: reached/attained
• anuprāptaḥ: null
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-pra-āp
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Nominative Singular Masculine

• bhakṣyam: food
• bhakṣyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), 1st Person Singular

• bhāṇḍake: in the vessel
• bhāṇḍake: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāṇḍaka
• Form: Locative Singular Neuter

Speaker

Vishvamitra (quoting himself)

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: null

Tattva Discussed: null

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: null

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vishvamitra (quoted by Vyasa)

Listener: Chandala (quoted to Janamejaya)

Dialogue Context: Vishvamitra explaining his desperate act of stealing dog meat during a severe 12-year famine.

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: None

Philosophical Significance

Text: A profound moment of truth where societal labels (Brahmana/Ascetic) clash with primal reality (thief/hunger). He speaks absolute truth, shedding all pretense.

Characters & Entities

• Vishvamitra

FAQs

How does Vishvamitra introduce himself to the Chandala?

He introduces himself as a Brahmana ascetic who has been forced into the act of thievery because of unbearable hunger.