Shloka 7

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तः स तदा देवैरगस्त्य: कुपितो5भवत्‌ | प्रजज्वाल च तेजस्वी कालाग्निरिव संक्षये,“देवताओंके ऐसा कहनेपर तेजस्वी अगस्त्य मुनि कुपित हो गये और प्रलयकालके अग्निकी भाँति रोषसे जल उठे

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa tadā devair agastyaḥ kupito 'bhavat | prajajvāla ca tejasvī kālāgnir iva saṃkṣaye ||

Translation

Quando os deuses lhe falaram desse modo, o radiante sábio Agastya enfureceu-se; ardendo de ira, inflamou-se como o fogo do Tempo (Kālāgni) na dissolução do mundo.

Word by Word

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

सःhe

तदाthen

देवैःby the gods

अगस्त्यःAgastya

कुपितःangry

अभवत्became

प्रजज्वालblazed forth

चand

तेजस्वीradiant, powerful

कालाग्निःthe fire of Time (the fire at dissolution)

इवlike, as

संक्षयेat the destruction (at the end-time)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Agastya

Devas (the gods)

Kālāgni (the fire of Time at dissolution)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral danger of anger: when directed at a spiritually powerful person, harsh or provocative speech can trigger destructive consequences. It implicitly commends restraint (dama/kṣamā) and careful conduct toward sages whose tejas is immense.

What is happening in the narrative?

The gods address Agastya; upon hearing their words, Agastya becomes furious. His wrath is portrayed as a cosmic blaze, compared to the pralaya-fire (kālāgni), signaling that his reaction is not ordinary anger but a formidable, potentially world-affecting surge of ascetic power.