Shloka 84

The Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा ताः परित्यज्य गतोन्तर्धानमीश्वरः । ततः कालेन महता भारावतरणे कृते

Transliteration

ityuktvā tāḥ parityajya gatontardhānamīśvaraḥ | tataḥ kālena mahatā bhārāvataraṇe kṛte

Translation

इत्युक्त्वा ताः परित्यज्य गतोऽन्तर्धानमीश्वरः । ततः कालेन महता भारावतरणे कृते ॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/quotative (इति-प्रयोगः), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त), from √vac ‘to say’; expresses prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)

• tāḥ: them (those women)
• tāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• parityajya: having abandoned
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-tyaj (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यबन्त/ल्यप्), from √tyaj ‘to abandon’ with prefix pari-; prior action

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• antardhānam: into disappearance/hidden state
• antardhānam: Karma (कर्म/goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar-dhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: antar ‘within’ + dhāna ‘hiding/vanishing’

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Deśa-kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), indeclinable; denotes sequence

• kālena: by time
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; agrees with kālena

• bhāra-avataraṇe: in/at the burden-removal (incarnation)
• bhāra-avataraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + avataraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘descent/removal of burden’

• kṛte: when accomplished
• kṛte: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/locative absolute nuance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; agreeing with bhāra-avataraṇe; ‘when it was done’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific dialogue pair not determinable from this single pāda-context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ity-uktvā = iti + uktvā; gataḥ antardhānam = gato ’ntardhānam; antardhānam īśvaraḥ = antardhānam īśvaraḥ (no change); bhārāvataraṇe = bhāra-avataraṇe (compound).

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Lord)

FAQs

What does this verse indicate by saying the Lord “disappeared” (antardhāna)?

It signals the Lord’s withdrawal from direct visibility after giving instructions, a common Purāṇic motif showing divine autonomy and the transition to a later phase of the narrative.

What is meant by “bhārāvataraṇa” (removal of the earth’s burden) here?

It refers to a divine intervention—often through incarnational or providential means—by which excessive oppression or imbalance on earth is reduced, restoring dharmic order.

What ethical or practical lesson can be drawn from this passage?

The verse suggests that guidance may be given and then withdrawn, requiring beings to act responsibly over time; outcomes unfold gradually (“after a long time”), emphasizing patience and dharma-driven perseverance.