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Shloka 44

कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira

साथ ही उस हिंसक पशुओंको मारनेवाले व्याधको ले जानेके लिये स्वर्गसे एक सुन्दर विमान उतर आया, जो अप्सराओंके गीतों और वाद्योंकी मधुर ध्वनिसे मुखरित होनेके कारण बड़ा मनोरम जान पड़ता था ।। तद्‌ भूत॑ सर्वभूतानामभावाय किलार्जुन । तपस्तप्त्वा वरं प्राप्त कृतमन्ध॑ स्वयम्भुवा,अर्जुन! लोग कहते हैं कि उस जन्तुने पूर्वजन्ममें तप करके सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका संहार कर डालनेके लिये वर प्राप्त किया था; इसीलिये ब्रह्माजीने उसे अन्धा बना दिया था

tad bhūtaṁ sarvabhūtānām abhāvāya kilārjuna | tapas taptvā varaṁ prāptaṁ kṛtamandhaṁ svayambhuvā ||

وایو نے کہا—اے ارجن، لوگ کہتے ہیں کہ اس مخلوق نے پچھلے جنم میں تپسیا کر کے تمام جانداروں کی ہلاکت کے لیے ور (نعمت) حاصل کیا تھا۔ اسی لیے اس خطرناک قوت کو قابو میں رکھنے کو سویمبھُو (برہما) نے اسے اندھا کر دیا۔

तत्that (being/thing)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भूतम्creature; being
भूतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings
सर्वभूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
अभावायfor destruction/non-existence
अभावाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअभाव
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
किलindeed, they say
किल:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिल
अर्जुनO Arjuna
अर्जुन:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तप्त्वाhaving performed (austerity)
तप्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तम्obtained
प्राप्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
कृतम्made, done
कृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
अन्धम्blind
अन्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्वयम्भुवाby the Self-born (Brahmā)
स्वयम्भुवा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयम्भू
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyudeva
A
Arjuna
S
Svayambhū (Brahmā)
T
the creature/being (bhūta)

Educational Q&A

Austerity and spiritual power (tapas) can yield formidable boons, but intent matters: a boon sought for universal destruction is ethically dangerous. The verse highlights the safeguarding role of cosmic authority (Brahmā/Svayambhū), who limits such destructive capacity—here by imposing blindness—so that power does not overturn dharma and the welfare of beings.

Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna and explains a tradition about a certain being: it is said to have gained, through past-life austerities, a boon oriented toward the annihilation of all creatures. To prevent that outcome, Brahmā is said to have made the being blind, curbing its ability to carry out widespread harm.