Shloka 27

Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama

Devanagari script

एवं समुदिते लोके मानुषे भरतर्षभ । असुरा वक्त क्षेत्रे राज्ञां तु मनुजेश्वर,भरतश्रेष्ठ) इस प्रकार सम्पूर्ण मानव-जगत्‌ बहुत प्रसन्न था। मनुजेश्वर! इसी समय असुरलोग राजपतल्नियोंके गर्भसे जन्म लेने लगे

Transliteration

evaṃ samudite loke mānuṣe bharatarṣabha | asurā vaktra-kṣetre rājñāṃ tu manujeśvara ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ఓ భరతశ్రేష్ఠా! ఈ విధంగా మానవలోకం సమృద్ధిగా, సుసంఘటితంగా ఉన్నప్పుడు, ఓ మనుజేశ్వరా! అసురులు రాజపత్నుల గర్భములలో జన్మించసాగిరి.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

समुदितेwhen (it was) gladdened/cheered

लोकेin the world

मानुषेhuman

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

असुराःAsuras, demons

वक्त्रेin the mouth/face

क्षेत्रेin the field (womb as a field)

राज्ञाम्of kings

तुbut, however

मनुजेश्वरO lord of men

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bharatarṣabha (addressed listener, Janamejaya)

Asuras

Kings (rājānaḥ)

Queens/royal wives (implied)

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?

Even when society appears prosperous, adharma can arise from within positions of power; vigilance in dharma and ethical governance is necessary because disruptive tendencies may enter through royal lineages and institutions.

What is happening in the narrative?

After describing a flourishing human world, the text introduces a turning point: Asuras begin to be born among royal families (in kings’ households), setting up the later spread of conflict and the erosion of righteous order.