Shloka 17

Draupadī’s Instruction on Marital Conduct and Household Discipline (चित्तग्रहण-उपदेश)

Devanagari script

भग्व्धिरादिभिर्भूयस्तपसोत्थापितस्तदा । भृशं जज्वाल तेजस्वी तपसा55प्यायित: शिखी,जब भृगु और अंगिरा आदि ऋषियोंने पुनः: उनको तपस्यासे उपरत कर दिया, तब वे तपस्यासे पुष्ट हुए तेजस्वी अग्निदेव अत्यन्त प्रज्वलित हो उठे

Transliteration

bhagvad-dhirādibhir bhūyas tapasotthāpitas tadā | bhṛśaṃ jajvāla tejasvī tapasāpyāyitaḥ śikhī ||

Translation

మార్కండేయుడు పలికెను— అప్పుడు భృగు, అంగిరసు మొదలైన ఋషులు తమ తపస్సు బలముతో మళ్లీ అతనిని ప్రబోధించిరి. ఆ తపస్సుతోనే పోషితమైన తేజస్సుగల అగ్నిదేవుడు అత్యంతంగా జ్వలించెను.

Word by Word

भग्वत्by the venerable ones

धिरwise

आदिभिःand others (etc.)

भूयःagain, once more

तपसाby austerity

उत्थापितःraised up, roused

तदाthen

भृशम्exceedingly, greatly

जज्वालblazed

तेजस्वीradiant, powerful

तपसाby austerity

अप्यायितःnourished, increased

शिखीthe flame-bearing one (Agni)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Bhṛgu

Aṅgiras

Agni (Fire-god)

Ṛ

ṛṣis (sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Tapas (disciplined austerity) is portrayed as a real, efficacious force: it can awaken, intensify, and sustain divine energies. The verse also implies ethical restraint—such power is invoked and directed under the guidance of venerable sages rather than unleashed aimlessly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, and other sages again employ their austerities to rouse Agni. As a result, Agni—already radiant—becomes further strengthened by tapas and flares up with great intensity.