Shloka 25

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

पुनः प्राह च तं दक्षं दधीचो भगवानृषिः / संप्रेक्ष्यर्षिगणान् देवान् सर्वान् वै ब्रह्मविद्विषः

Transliteration

punaḥ prāha ca taṃ dakṣaṃ dadhīco bhagavānṛṣiḥ / saṃprekṣyarṣigaṇān devān sarvān vai brahmavidviṣaḥ

Translation

แล้วพระฤๅษีทธีจิผู้เป็นผู้ทรงคุณ ได้กล่าวแก่ทักษะอีกครั้ง ครั้นทอดพระเนตรหมู่ฤๅษีและเทวะทั้งปวง ก็ตรัสต่อผู้เกลียดชังพรหมัน (สัจะแห่งพระเวท)

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति-अर्थक (again)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तम्: to him/that
• तम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine)

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa
• दक्षम्: कर्म (कर्म/Object; apposition to तम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine)

• दधीचः: Dadhīci
• दधीचः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine)

• भगवान्: the venerable
• भगवान्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine)

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine)

• संप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at
• संप्रेक्ष्य: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√प्रेक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; ‘having looked at/considered’

• ऋषिगणान्: groups of sages
• ऋषिगणान्: कर्म (कर्म/Object of संप्रेक्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (plural), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋषीणां गणाः)

• देवान्: gods
• देवान्: कर्म (कर्म/Object of संप्रेक्ष्य; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (plural), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (plural), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine); विशेषण (qualifier of ऋषिगणान्, देवान्)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (indeed, surely)

• ब्रह्मविद्विषः: haters of Brahman / of sacred knowledge
• ब्रह्मविद्विषः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject; understood with omitted verb like ‘(they are)’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (plural), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः विद्विषः = brahma-haters)

Speaker

Sage Dadhichi

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Dadhichi
• Daksha
• Rishis
• Devas
• Brahman (Vedic truth)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By contrasting reverence for Brahman with hostility to it, the verse frames Brahman (ultimate reality/true sacred knowledge) as the highest principle that wise sages uphold—implying that spiritual clarity aligns with Brahman, while opposition to it reflects ignorance.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yogic technique is stated in this verse; it sets the ethical and doctrinal ground for Yoga-shastra by emphasizing alignment with Brahman/Vedic truth—an essential prerequisite for disciplined practice (yama-niyama, tapas, and right view) in the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Indirectly: by centering on Brahman as the supreme truth upheld by sages, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance where Shaiva and Vaishnava paths are validated when rooted in Brahman and dharma rather than factional hostility.