Shanti Parva Adhyaya 363 Shloka 7 - Mahabharata | Urdu | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्य चाक्लेशकरणं स्वस्तिकारसमाहितम्‌ | आवर्तयामि तद्‌ ब्रह्म योगयुक्तो निरामय:,उन्हें कोई क्लेश न हो। वे सकुशल घर लौटकर आ जाया, इसके लिये नीरोग एवं योगयुक्त होकर मैं वेदोंका पारायण कर रहा हूँ

Transliteration

tasya cākleśakaraṇaṁ svastikārasamāhitam | āvartayāmi tad brahma yogayukto nirāmayaḥ |

Translation

تاکہ اُسے کوئی رنج و تکلیف نہ پہنچے اور وہ خیریت سے گھر لوٹ آئے—اسی غرض سے میں تندرست اور یوگ میں منضبط ہو کر، مَنگل کرم میں دل لگا کر، اُس مقدس برہمن (ویدی منتر/پाठ) کا بار بار آورتن کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

तस्यof him/that

चand

अक्लेशकरणम्the causing of no affliction / freedom from distress

स्वस्तिकारसमाहितम्accompanied by/with the performance of auspicious rites; duly arranged as a benediction

आवर्तयामिI recite / I repeat (as a sacred recitation)

तत्that

ब्रह्मthe Veda / sacred formula (brahman)

योगयुक्तःendowed with yoga; concentrated

निरामयःfree from illness; healthy

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (speaker)

ब

ब्रह्म (Vedic recitation/prayer)

स

स्वस्तिकार (auspicious rite/benediction)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights compassionate, dharmic intent: one should employ disciplined mind (yoga) and sacred recitation (brahma/Veda) as a benevolent act aimed at another’s welfare—freedom from suffering and safe return—showing that spiritual practice is ethically oriented toward the good of others.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin speaker explains that he is performing repeated Vedic recitation together with auspicious benedictions (svasti-rites), maintaining health and yogic composure, specifically to ensure that a certain person suffers no harm and comes back home safely.