Shloka 23

Devanagari script

रुद्रस्य भागं यज्ञे च विशिष्ट ते त्वकल्पयन्‌ | भयेन त्रिदशा राजन्‌ शरणं च प्रपेदिरे

Transliteration

rudrasya bhāgaṃ yajñe ca viśiṣṭa te tv akalpayan | bhayena tridaśā rājan śaraṇaṃ ca prapedire |

Translation

Ваю сказал: «О царь, из страха боги прибегли к прибежищу Рудры (Шанкары). Тогда они назначили ему в жертвоприношении особую и высочайшую долю, отделив весь жертвенный остаток как принадлежащий Рудре».

Word by Word

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भागम्: share/portion
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विशिष्टम्: special/distinguished
• विशिष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशिष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अकल्पयन्: they arranged/provided
• Type: Verb
• Root: कल्पय् (√कॢप/कल्प् caus.)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भयेन: out of fear/by fear
• भयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• त्रिदशाः: the gods (thirty-three)
• त्रिदशाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रपेदिरे: they took refuge/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Rudra
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Tridaśa (the gods/devas)
• Yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine power must be acknowledged with due honor: when the gods recognize Rudra’s supremacy and seek his refuge, harmony is restored by granting him a rightful, special sacrificial share—showing that neglect of rightful honor in ritual and conduct leads to fear and disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu narrates that the gods, frightened, approach Rudra/Śaṅkara for protection and then formally institute a distinct portion for him in the yajña, effectively assigning the sacrificial remainder as Rudra’s entitlement.