Shloka 93

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

एवंप्रभावो भगवांस्ततो भूयश्न पावकि: । शौर्यादिगुणयोगेन तेजसा यशसा श्रिया

Transliteration

evaṃprabhāvo bhagavāṃs tato bhūyaś ca pāvakiḥ | śauryādiguṇayogena tejasā yaśasā śriyā

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa gayong pambihirang kapangyarihan na taglay niya, ang kagalang-galang na si Pāvaki (Agni) ay muling nagningning, kaisa ng kagitingan at iba pang mga birtud, at maningning sa liwanag, katanyagan, at kasaganaan.

Word by Word

• एवं: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• प्रभावः: power, might, influence
• प्रभावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the blessed/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter; from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• भूयः: again, further, more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पावकिः: son/descendant of Pavaka (epithet/name, often of Agni)
• पावकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शौर्यादि-गुण-योगेन: by the possession/connection of virtues beginning with valor
• शौर्यादि-गुण-योगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तेजसा: by splendor, by energy
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यशसा: by fame, by glory
• यशसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रिया: by prosperity, by splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pāvaki (Agni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links inner virtues—especially valor and allied qualities—to their outward fruits: radiance (tejas), reputation (yaśas), and prosperity (śrī). Ethical excellence is portrayed as a force that naturally generates both moral and social flourishing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Pāvaki (Agni) as again becoming manifestly splendid, characterized by heroic virtues and the visible signs of power—brilliance, fame, and auspicious fortune—within the ongoing war-time narration of Śalya Parva.