Shloka 20

बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya

Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī

Devanagari script

देवा: सर्वे नरव्यात्र बृहस्पतिपुरोगमा:

Transliteration

devāḥ sarve naravyātra bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Nagtipon ang lahat ng mga diyos, na si Bṛhaspati ang nasa unahan—isang kapulungan na nagpapahiwatig na ang mga susunod na pangyayari ay nasasaksihan at hinahatulan ayon sa kaayusang banal.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नरव्यात्र: O leader of men / O guide of men
• नरव्यात्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्यात्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः: having Bṛhaspati in front / led by Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहस्पतिपुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ (the gods)
• Bṛhaspati

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse signals that major human events—especially those tied to war and dharma—are not merely political or personal; they are observed within a larger moral cosmos, with divine counsel (Bṛhaspati) representing discernment and right judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) introduces a scene where all the gods assemble, led by Bṛhaspati, preparing the audience for consequential developments that carry cosmic and ethical significance.