Shloka 31

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

कृच्छाद्‌ द्वादशरात्रे तु तस्य राज्ञ: समाहिते । आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा वसिष्ठो भगवानृषि:

Transliteration

kṛcchād dvādaśarātre tu tasya rājñaḥ samāhite | ājagāma viśuddhātmā vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ||

Translation

ରାଜା କ୍ଲେଶ ସହି ବାରୋଟି ରାତି ଏକାଗ୍ରଚିତ୍ତରେ ନିୟମାନୁଷ୍ଠାନ କରି ସମାହିତ ହୋଇଥିବାବେଳେ, ବିଶୁଦ୍ଧାତ୍ମା ଭଗବାନ ଋଷି ବସିଷ୍ଠ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆସିଲେ।

Word by Word

• कृच्छात्: from hardship/with difficulty
• कृच्छात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• द्वादशरात्रे: in the period of twelve nights
• द्वादशरात्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशरात्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समाहिते: when (he was) concentrated/collected (in mind)
• समाहिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• आ: towards; (preverb of motion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• जगाम: came/went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशुद्धात्मा: one whose self is pure
• विशुद्धात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्धात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: venerable/divine
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• the king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady endurance and disciplined concentration (samāhita-citta) purify the mind and make one fit to receive dhārmic guidance; the arrival of a revered ṛṣi symbolizes that sincere effort invites higher counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king has undertaken a difficult twelve-night observance in focused composure; after this period, the pure-hearted sage Vasiṣṭha comes to meet him, setting the stage for instruction or resolution.