Shloka 22

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

आविक्षितस्य वै सत्रे विश्वेदवा: सभासद: । मरुतः परिवेष्टार: साध्याश्नासन्‌ महात्मन:,“महामना मरुत्तके यज्ञमें विश्वेदेवणण सभासद थे और मरुद्गण तथा साध्यगण रसोई परोसनेका काम करते थे

Transliteration

Āvikṣitasya vai satre viśve devāḥ sabhāsadaḥ | marutaḥ pariveṣṭāraḥ sādhyāśnāsan mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Ваю сказал: «В жертвенной сессии (сатра) Авикшиты Вишведевы сидели как члены собрания. Маруты служили распорядителями, раздавая подношения и пищу, а Садхьи участвовали в трапезе. Так проявлялись необычайная святость и величие обряда того великодушного покровителя: даже божественные существа принимали упорядоченные роли, поддерживая жертвоприношение, совершённое по закону».

Word by Word

• आविक्षितस्य: of Avikṣit
• आविक्षितस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आविक्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• सत्रे: in the sattra (sacrificial session)
• सत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विश्वेदेवाः: the Viśvedevas (all-gods)
• विश्वेदेवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सभासदः: assembly-members; attendees
• सभासदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभासद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परिवेष्टारः: servers; distributors (of food/offerings)
• परिवेष्टारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवेष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas
• साध्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अश्नासन्: ate; partook (of food)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Āvikṣit
• Satra (sacrificial session)
• Viśvedevas
• Maruts
• Sādhyas
• Sabhā (assembly hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that when a sacrifice is conducted in accordance with dharma—proper order, reverence, and generosity—even the gods are portrayed as participating harmoniously, each taking a fitting role. Ethical excellence in ritual and patronage creates social and cosmic concord.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu describes the grandeur of Āvikṣit’s satra: the Viśvedevas sit as honored assembly members, the Maruts act as attendants distributing provisions, and the Sādhyas partake of the meal—depicting a divinely attended sacrificial gathering.