Shloka 36

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

आसीन चैत्यमध्ये त्वां दीप्पमानं स्वतेजसा । आगम्य ऋषय: सर्वेड्याचन्ताभयमच्युत,मधुसूदन! वास्तवमें आपमें न तो क्रोध है, न मात्सर्य है, न असत्य है, न निर्दयता ही है। दाशाई! फिर आपमें कठोरता तो हो ही कैसे सकती है? अच्युत! महलके मध्यभागमें बैठे और अपने तेजसे उद्भासित हुए आपके पास आकर सम्पूर्ण ऋषियोंने अभयकी याचना की

Transliteration

āsīnaṁ caityamadhye tvāṁ dīpyamānaṁ svatejasā | āgamya ṛṣayaḥ sarve ’dyācanta abhayam acyuta, madhusūdana ||

Translation

Arjuna berkata: “Wahai Acyuta, wahai Madhusūdana! Ketika engkau duduk di tengah balai suci, menyala dengan sinar kemuliaanmu sendiri, semua resi datang mendekat dan memohon jaminan keselamatan. Sesungguhnya, pada dirimu tiada kemarahan, tiada iri hati, tiada dusta, dan tiada kekejaman—maka bagaimana mungkin kekasaran atau ketegasan yang kejam menjadi milikmu?”

Word by Word

• {'āsīnam': 'seated

• sitting', 'caitya-madhye': 'in the middle of the caitya

• within the sacred hall/shrine-like assembly space', 'tvām': 'you', 'dīpyamānam': 'shining, blazing, radiant', 'svatejasā': 'by one’s own splendor/energy

• by innate radiance', 'āgamya': 'having come

• approaching', 'ṛṣayaḥ': 'sages, seers', 'sarve': 'all', 'adyācanta (ayācanta)': 'they begged, requested', 'abhayam': 'fearlessness

• protection', 'acyuta': '‘the infallible/unyielding one’

• an epithet of a divine protector', 'madhusūdana': '‘slayer of Madhu’

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Acyuta
• Madhusūdana
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Caitya (sacred hall/shrine space)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames moral authority as grounded in inner virtues: absence of anger, envy, falsehood, and cruelty naturally yields gentleness and reliable protection. A truly dharmic protector inspires trust, so even sages seek and receive ‘abhaya’ (assurance of safety) from such a person.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses a revered figure (invoked as Acyuta and Madhusūdana), describing how, while that figure sat radiant in the central sacred hall, all the sages approached and requested fearlessness/protection—highlighting the figure’s recognized purity and safeguarding power.