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Shloka 4

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

अग्ग्रं तप: समातिष्ठत्‌ सहस्राक्षसमो भुवि । पुत्र लभेयमजितं त्रिलोकेश्वरमित्युत,वे इस भूतलपर सहसनेत्रधारी इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी थे। उन्होंने यह सोचकर कि मैं एक ऐसा पुत्र प्राप्त करूँ, जो तीनों लोकोंका शासक होनेके साथ ही किसीसे पराजित न हो, उत्तम तपस्या आरम्भ की

agryaṃ tapaḥ samātiṣṭhat sahasrākṣa-samo bhuvi | putraṃ labheyam ajitaṃ trilokeśvaram ity uta ||

บนแผ่นดินนี้ เขาบำเพ็ญตบะอันสูงสุด มีเดชานุภาพเสมออินทร์ผู้มีพันเนตร ด้วยปณิธานว่า “ขอให้เรามีบุตรผู้ไม่มีผู้ใดพิชิตได้ และเป็นเจ้าเหนือไตรโลก” เขาจึงเริ่มตบะอันยิ่งใหญ่นั้นเพื่อหวังทายาทผู้ครองโลกและไร้ผู้ปราบ

अग्रंforemost, excellent (thing)
अग्रं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समातिष्ठत्undertook, began
समातिष्ठत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-स्था (स्था)
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सहस्राक्ष-समःequal to the thousand-eyed (Indra)
सहस्राक्ष-समः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्राक्ष + सम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
पुत्रम्a son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
लभेयम्may I obtain
लभेयम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular, Atmanepada
अजितम्unconquered, invincible
अजितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअजित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्रिलोकेश्वरम्lord of the three worlds
त्रिलोकेश्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिलोक + ईश्वर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उतand/also (emphatic particle)
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vayudeva (speaker)
I
Indra (Sahasraksha)
T
the desired son (unnamed in this verse)
T
the three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how intense discipline (tapas) is pursued to fulfill powerful desires; ethically, it invites reflection on the motives behind austerity—whether aimed at dharma and self-mastery or at dominance and invincibility.

Vayudeva describes a figure who begins supreme austerities on earth, comparable in might to Indra, with the explicit aim of obtaining a son who would be undefeated and rule the three worlds.