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Shloka 22

Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

हत्युक्ता ताभिरथ च तथैत्युक्त्वा द्विजोत्तम / सा पार्वत्यादिभिर्युक्ता भारतीत्यभवद्भुवि

Transliteration

hatyuktā tābhiratha ca tathaityuktvā dvijottama / sā pārvatyādibhiryuktā bhāratītyabhavadbhuvi

Translation

இருமுறை பிறந்தவர்களில் சிறந்தவரே, அவர்கள் அவ்வாறு கூறியபோது அவளும் “அப்படியே ஆகுக” என்று பதிலளித்தாள். பின்னர் பார்வதி முதலியோருடன் இணைந்து, பூமியில் ‘பாரதி’ (சரஸ்வதி) எனப் புகழ்பெற்றாள்.

Word by Word
हत-उक्ताःstruck and spoken to / rebuked and addressed
हत-उक्ताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (हताः च उक्ताः च)
ताभिःby them (f.)
ताभिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (क्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)
चand
च:
Sambandha (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
तथाthus/so
तथा:
Prakara (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (so/thus)
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
Sambandha (उद्धरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative)
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
द्विज-उत्तमO best of the twice-born
द्विज-उत्तम:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘द्विजानाम् उत्तमः’)
साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पार्वती-आदिभिःwith Pārvatī and others
पार्वती-आदिभिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘पार्वती-आदि’ = पार्वतीप्रभृतिभिः (starting with Pārvatī)
युक्ताjoined/associated
युक्ता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; विशेषणम् ‘सा’
भारतीBhāratī (name)
भारती:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभारती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
इतिthus (called)
इति:
Sambandha (उद्धरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/नामनिर्देश-सूचक-अव्यय
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootभू (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine assent (‘tathā’) seals destiny; association with Pārvatī and others indicates śakti-sāmarasya (harmonized divine powers) manifesting in the world as sacred speech/knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-śakti manifesting as vāk (Sarasvatī/Bhāratī); the divine becomes immanent without losing transcendence.

Application: Honor learning, truthful speech, and disciplined study as forms of reverence to Bhāratī/Sarasvatī; seek harmony among powers rather than rivalry.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: realm/plane

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: narrative identifications of deities through names and earthly manifestations (nāma-rūpa-prādurbhāva)

Characters & Entities
B
Bhāratī (Sarasvatī)
P
Pārvatī
D
Dvija (Brahmin)

FAQs

This verse highlights Bhāratī as a revered divine identity on earth—associated with sacred speech and wisdom—linked with Pārvatī and other goddesses in the Purāṇic narrative.

By establishing Bhāratī (Sarasvatī) as the power of speech on earth, it implicitly grounds dharma and ritual in correct mantra, truthful speech, and scriptural transmission—key supports for rites and ethical living.

Treat speech as sacred: speak truthfully, use words carefully, and approach prayer/mantra or study with clarity and reverence.

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