Shloka 20

Raibhya-putrayoḥ satra-vṛttāntaḥ — The Satra Episode of Raibhya’s Sons

Parāvasu and Arvāvasu

Devanagari script

त॑ ते प्रवरयामासुर्निरासुश्च॒ परावसुम्‌ । ततो देवा वरं तस्मै ददुरग्निपुरोगमा:,लोमशजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! अर्वावसुके उस कार्यसे सूर्य आदि सब देवता उसपर प्रसन्न हो गये। उन्होंने अर्वावसुका यज्ञमें वरण कराया एवं परावसुको निकलवा दिया। तत्पश्चात्‌ अग्नि-सूर्य आदि देवताओंने उन्हें वर देनेकी इच्छा प्रकट की

Transliteration

taṁ te pravarayāmāsur nirāsuś ca parāvasum | tato devā varaṁ tasmai dadur agnipurogamāḥ ||

Translation

Lomaśa disse: “Ó rei, os deuses, liderados por Agni, satisfeitos com aquele feito, fizeram com que ele fosse escolhido como oficiante no sacrifício e expulsaram Parāvasu. Depois, os deuses à frente de Agni manifestaram o desejo de lhe conceder uma dádiva.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'taṁ', 'definition': 'him (accusative singular pronoun)'}, {'term': 'te', 'definition': 'those (gods)

• or ‘they’ in context'}, {'term': 'pravārayāmāsuḥ', 'definition': 'they caused (him) to be chosen/selected

• they appointed (him) by formal choice (causative of √vṛ, ‘to choose’)'}, {'term': 'nirāsuḥ', 'definition': 'they drove out, expelled (aorist of nir-√as)'}, {'term': 'parāvasum', 'definition': 'Parāvasu (proper name

• object of expulsion)'}, {'term': 'tataḥ', 'definition': 'then, thereafter'}, {'term': 'devāḥ', 'definition': 'the gods'}, {'term': 'varam', 'definition': 'a boon, gift of grace'}, {'term': 'tasmai', 'definition': 'to him (dative singular)'}, {'term': 'daduḥ', 'definition': 'they gave (perfect of √dā)'}, {'term': 'agnipurogamāḥ', 'definition': 'led by Agni

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• King (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied by address ‘rājan’)
• Devas (gods)
• Agni
• Parāvasu
• Arvāvasu (from the accompanying Hindi gloss/context)
• Sūrya (from the accompanying Hindi gloss/context)
• Yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous action earns moral and social legitimacy: when conduct aligns with dharma, even powerful authorities (here, the gods) uphold the worthy, remove the unworthy, and confer grace (vara) as a recognition of merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa narrates that the gods, pleased by the protagonist’s deed, formally appoint him to the sacrificial role and expel Parāvasu; then the gods led by Agni are ready to grant him a boon.