Shloka 17

भृगुवंश-प्रस्तावना तथा पुलोमा–अग्नि-संवादः

Bhrigu Lineage Preface and the Pulomā–Agni Dialogue

Devanagari script

अभ्यागतं तु तद्रक्ष: पुलोमा चारुदर्शना । न्यमन्त्रयत वन्येन फलमूलादिना तदा,सुन्दरी पुलोमाने उस राक्षसको अभ्यागत अतिथि मानकर वनके फल-मूल आदिसे उसका सत्कार करनेके लिये उसे न्योता दिया

Transliteration

abhyāgataṃ tu tad rakṣaḥ pulomā cārudarśanā | nyamantrayata vanyena phalamūlādinā tadā ||

Translation

Śaunaka nói: Bấy giờ Pulomā, người đẹp rạng ngời, xem rākṣasa ấy như một vị khách vừa đến, và khi ấy mời hắn được tiếp đãi bằng của rừng—trái cây, củ rễ và những thứ tương tự.

Word by Word

अभ्यागतम्arrived, come (as a guest)

तुbut/indeed

तत्that

रक्षःthe rākṣasa/demon

पुलोमाPulomā (name)

चारुदर्शनाbeautiful-looking (she whose appearance is lovely)

न्यमन्त्रयत्invited/entertained (as a guest)

वन्येनwith forest-produce/wild fare

फलमूलादिनाwith fruits, roots, etc.

तदाthen/at that time

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

शौनक (Śaunaka)

प

पुलोमा (Pulomā)

र

राक्षस (rākṣasa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic norm of honoring an arrived guest (abhyāgata/atithi) with whatever one has—here, simple forest offerings—showing that hospitality is treated as a moral duty even under uncertainty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Pulomā receives a rākṣasa who has come to her and, treating him as an arriving guest, invites him to accept forest food such as fruits and roots.