Shloka 8

Adharma’s Short-Lived Prosperity and the Restorative Path of Tīrtha (लोमश–युधिष्ठिर संवादः)

Devanagari script

सो5हमिन्द्रस्य वचनान्नियोगादर्जुनस्य च | रक्षमाणो भयेभ्यस्त्वां चरिष्यामि त्वया सह,राजन! इस प्रकार मैं इन्द्रके कथन और अर्जुनके अनुरोधसे सब प्रकारके भयसे तुम्हारी रक्षा करते हुए तुम्हारे साथ-साथ तीर्थोमें विचरण करूँगा

Transliteration

so ’ham indrasya vacanān niyogād arjunasya ca | rakṣamāṇo bhayebhyas tvāṃ cariṣyāmi tvayā saha, rājan ||

Translation

லோமசர் கூறினார்— “ஆகவே இந்திரனின் ஆணையினாலும் அர்ஜுனனின் வேண்டுகோளினாலும், ஓ அரசே, எல்லாவித அச்சங்களிலிருந்தும் உன்னைப் பாதுகாத்தபடி, உன்னுடன் சேர்ந்து தீர்த்தஸ்தலங்களில் நான் பயணம் செய்வேன்.”

Word by Word

सःhe (that person = I, in context)

अहम्I

इन्द्रस्यof Indra

वचनात्from/according to (the) word/command

नियोगात्from (the) injunction/commission

अर्जुनस्यof Arjuna

चand

रक्षमाणःprotecting

भयेभ्यःfrom fears

त्वाम्you

चरिष्यामिI shall roam/wander

त्वयाwith you

सहtogether with

राजन्O king

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

Indra

Arjuna

King (Yudhiṣṭhira implied by address rājan)

Tīrthas (sacred pilgrimage places)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through responsible guidance: a sage accepts a duty grounded in higher authority (Indra’s command) and righteous human request (Arjuna’s), and commits to protecting the king during a sacred journey—showing that spiritual travel should be undertaken with discipline, guardianship, and accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa tells the king that he will accompany him on the pilgrimage to various tīrthas. He explains his authority and motivation—Indra’s instruction and Arjuna’s request—and promises to guard the king from dangers encountered along the route.