Shloka 18

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

स एवं भगवांस्तत्र पूज्यमान: सुरपिभि: । देवैश्व सुमहातेजा महादेवो व्यतिष्ठत

Transliteration

sa evaṁ bhagavāṁs tatra pūjyamānaḥ surarṣibhiḥ | devaiś ca sumahātejā mahādevo vyatiṣṭhata ||

Translation

ఇలా అక్కడ దేవర్షులు మరియు దేవతలచే పూజింపబడుచు, అత్యంత మహాతేజస్సుగల భగవాన్ మహాదేవుడు నిలిచి ఉన్నాడు.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुमहातेजाः: of very great splendor
• सुमहातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महादेवः: Mahadeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यतिष्ठत: stood/remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular, वि

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Devas (gods)
• Suraṛṣis (divine seers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic principle that the highest authority is honored through reverence and recognition of spiritual greatness; even gods and divine seers offer worship to Mahādeva, indicating that true supremacy is aligned with sanctity and merit rather than mere power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes Mahādeva standing there in radiant majesty while being honored by the devas and the suraṛṣis, portraying a formal scene of divine veneration and the establishment of Śiva’s revered presence.