Shloka 7

Kāleya-Āśrama-Vināśaḥ — The Kāleyas’ nocturnal raids and the devas’ supplication to Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

तमुपायं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा वृत्रं वधिष्यथ । दधीच इति विख्यातो महानृषिरुदारधी:,“मैं तुम्हें एक उपाय बता रहा हूँ, जिससे तुम वृत्रासुरका वध कर सकोगे। दधीच नामसे विख्यात जो उदारचेता महर्षि हैं, उनके पास जाकर तुम सब लोग एक साथ एक ही वर माँगो। वे बड़े धर्मात्मा हैं। अत्यन्त प्रसन्नमनसे तुम्हें मुँहमाँगी वस्तु देंगे

Transliteration

tam upāyaṁ pravakṣyāmi yathā vṛtraṁ vadhiṣyatha | dadhīca iti vikhyāto mahān ṛṣir udāra-dhīḥ |

Translation

Lomaśa disse: “Eu vos direi o meio pelo qual podereis matar Vṛtra. Há um grande sábio, célebre pelo nome de Dadhīca, de mente nobre e espírito generoso. Ide todos juntos a ele e pedi, de comum acordo, um único dom. Sendo profundamente devotado ao dharma, ele vos concederá com alegria tudo o que desejardes.”

Word by Word

• {'upāya': 'means, strategy, expedient', 'pravakṣyāmi': 'I will declare/explain (future, 1st person singular)', 'yathā': 'so that

• in the manner by which', 'vṛtram': 'Vṛtra (the asura/serpent-like adversary of Indra)', 'vadhiṣyatha': 'you (plural) will slay/kill (future)', 'dadhīcaḥ': 'Dadhīca (name of a great sage)', 'iti': 'thus

• as (so-called)', 'vikhyātaḥ': 'well-known, renowned', 'mahān': 'great', 'ṛṣiḥ': 'seer, sage', 'udāra-dhīḥ': 'noble-minded

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Vṛtra
• Dadhīca

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma can empower even conflict: the right means (upāya) is sought not through deceit but through approaching a dharmic, generous sage, emphasizing unity of purpose and ethical sourcing of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa explains a plan for defeating Vṛtra: the group should approach the renowned sage Dadhīca together and request a single boon, trusting his dharmic generosity to provide what is needed for victory.