Shloka 33

Devanagari script

प्रजापतिसुतेनाथ भूगुणा लोकभावन: । अतिकाय: स तेजस्वी लोकसारो विनिर्मित:,ब्रह्माजीके पुत्र महर्षि भृगुने तीव्र तपस्यासे भरे हुए लोकमंगलकारी विशालकाय एवं तेजस्वी दधीचको उत्पन्न किया था। ऐसा जान पड़ता था, मानो सम्पूर्ण जगत्‌के सारतत्त्वसे उनका निर्माण किया गया हो

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

prajāpatisutena atha bhṛguṇā lokabhāvanaḥ |

atikāyaḥ sa tejasvī lokasāro vinirmitaḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Затем мудрец Бхригу, сын Праджапати, породил Дадхичу — благодетеля миров, исполинского роста и сияющей мощи. Он казался созданным из самой сути вселенной, рожденным силой суровой аскезы ради блага всех.

Word by Word

प्रजापति-सुतेनby the son of Prajāpati

अथthen

भू-गुणाःthe qualities of the earth / earthly qualities

लोक-भावनःbenefactor/nourisher of the world

अति-कायःof huge body, gigantic

सःhe

तेजस्वीsplendid, radiant

लोक-सारःthe essence of the world

विनिर्मितःwas fashioned/created

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Prajāpati

Bhṛgu

Dadhīca

loka (the worlds)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal that great spiritual power (tejas) and extraordinary birth are meant for lokahita—benefit of the world. Ascetic attainment is portrayed not as self-display but as a creative, protective force aligned with cosmic welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the origin and extraordinary nature of the sage Dadhīca: Bhṛgu, identified as Prajāpati’s son, brings him forth as a vast and radiant being, seemingly made from the very essence of the universe, emphasizing his destined role as a world-benefactor.