Shloka 23

Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

नष्टतेजा: समभवत्‌ तस्य तेजो5भिभर्त्सित: | त॑ दृष्टवा वरदं देवं विष्णुं देवगणेश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

naṣṭatejāḥ samabhavat tasya tejo 'bhibhartsitaḥ | taṁ dṛṣṭvā varadaṁ devaṁ viṣṇuṁ devagaṇeśvaram ||

Translation

Napatay ang kanyang ningning; ang dating karangalan ay napahiya at natalo ng mas mataas na liwanag. Nang makita niya ang diyos na mapagkaloob—si Viṣṇu, ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo ng mga diyos—hinarap niya ang isang higit na banal na kapangyarihan na hindi matitiis ng pagmamataas at pag-igiit sa sarili.

Word by Word

• नष्टतेजाः: one whose splendor is lost
• नष्टतेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्टतेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समभवत्: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तेजः: splendor, radiance
• तेजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभिभर्त्सितः: rebuked, censured
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-भर्त्स्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• वरदम्: boon-giving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवगणेश्वरम्: lord of the host of gods
• देवगणेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवगणेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Devagaṇa (hosts of gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True power (tejas) is not mere personal brilliance but is subordinate to dharma and the divine order; when confronted with the supreme, arrogance and self-will are checked, and humility becomes the fitting ethical response.

What is happening in the narrative?

A figure’s radiance and confidence collapse upon beholding Viṣṇu, the boon-giving Lord of the gods; the sight of the deity overwhelms and rebukes his prior splendor, marking a turning point toward reverence and recognition of higher authority.