Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भयमोहपरीवारं भूतसम्मोहकारकम्‌ | आनन्दप्रीतिचारं च कामक्रोधपरिग्रहम्‌

Transliteration

bhaya-moha-parīvāraṃ bhūta-sammohakārakam | ānanda-prīti-cāraṃ ca kāma-krodha-parigraham

Translation

وایو دیو نے کہا—یہ خوف اور فریب سے گھرا ہوا ہے اور جانداروں کے لیے گمراہی کا سبب بنتا ہے۔ یہ خوشی اور محبت کے بھیس میں پھرتا ہے، مگر حقیقت میں خواہش اور غضب کے قبضے میں ہے۔

Word by Word

भयमोहपरीवारम्having fear and delusion as its retinue

भूतसम्मोहकारकम्causing delusion of beings

आनन्दप्रीतिचारम्moving in/through joy and delight

चand

कामक्रोधपरिग्रहम्having desire and anger as its grasp/possession

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)

भ

भूत (living beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Vāyu warns that certain inner impulses can masquerade as happiness and affection, but their hidden roots are fear, delusion, desire, and anger; ethical living therefore requires discernment and self-control rather than trusting pleasant appearances.

What is happening in the narrative?

In this passage Vāyu-deva speaks as a moral instructor, characterizing a harmful force (a passion or temptation) by listing its symptoms and effects: it confuses beings, presents itself attractively, and is fundamentally driven by kāma and krodha.