Shloka 75

Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वैतद्वचनं तस्य भीष्मस्यामिततेजसः । उपविष्टो ब्रह्मसुतः पुलस्त्यो भगवानृषिः

Transliteration

śrutvaitadvacanaṃ tasya bhīṣmasyāmitatejasaḥ | upaviṣṭo brahmasutaḥ pulastyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับถ้อยคำของภีษมผู้มีรัศมีหาประมาณมิได้แล้ว ฤๅษีผู้ควรบูชา ปุลัสตยะ โอรสแห่งพรหมา ก็ได้นั่งลง

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — having heard

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; विशेषण (वचनम्)

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular (pronoun)

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhīṣma
• भीष्मस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• अमिततेजसः: of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular; कर्मधारय (अमितं तेजो यस्य)

• उपविष्टः: sat down/was seated
• उपविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + विश् (धातु) → उपविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nom, Singular

• ब्रह्मसुतः: son of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मसुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः सुतः)

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• भगवान्: venerable/divine
• भगवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; विशेषण (ऋषिः)

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration introducing Pulastya’s response to Bhīṣma)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रुत्वैतद्वचनम् = श्रुत्वा + एतत् + वचनम्; भीष्मस्यामिततेजसः = भीष्मस्य + अमिततेजसः; उपविष्टो = उपविष्टः; भगवानृषिः = भगवान् + ऋषिः.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Pulastya
• Brahmā

FAQs

Who is Pulastya in this verse, and why is he called Brahmā’s son?

Pulastya is one of the mind-born sons (mānasaputras) of Brahmā and a major Vedic-Purāṇic sage. The verse highlights his authority by identifying him through this lineage.

What is the narrative function of “he sat down” in Purāṇic dialogue scenes?

It signals the formal beginning of instruction: the sage assumes a composed posture to deliver a teaching or reply after hearing the interlocutor’s question or statement.

What ethical or spiritual tone does this verse set for the dialogue?

It models attentive listening and measured response—an ideal of dharmic discourse where a teacher speaks only after carefully hearing the seeker.