Shloka 23

Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)

Devanagari script

मरुत्त उवाच शिवेन मां पश्य नमश्न ते<स्तु प्राप्तो यज्ञ: सफल जीवित मे । अयं यज्ञ कुरुते मे सुरेन्द्र बृहस्पतेरवरजो विप्रमुख्य:

Transliteration

Marutta uvāca—śivena māṃ paśya, namaḥ te ’stu; prāpto yajñaḥ saphalo jīvitaṃ me. Ayaṃ yajñaṃ kurute me surendra, bṛhaspater avarajo vipramukhyaḥ.

Translation

Marutta nói: “Kính lạy Surendra, chúa tể chư thiên. Xin ngài nhìn ta bằng ánh mắt cát tường. Ngài đến đây, lễ tế của ta và cả đời ta đều được viên mãn. Ôi Indra, vị Bà-la-môn tối thượng này—Saṃvarta, em của Bṛhaspati—đang chủ trì lễ tế cho ta.”

Word by Word

• {'śivena (dṛṣṭyā)': 'with auspiciousness

• with benevolent (gracious) regard', 'mām': 'me', 'paśya': 'look (upon)

• behold', 'namaḥ te ’stu': 'salutations to you

• may reverence be to you', 'prāptaḥ': 'has been attained

• has come to fruition', 'yajñaḥ': 'sacrifice

• solemn rite', 'saphalaḥ': 'fruitful

• fulfilled', 'jīvitam': 'life

• lifespan', 'surendra': 'lord of the gods

• Indra', 'ayam': 'this (person)', 'yajñam kurute': 'conducts/perform the sacrifice', 'me': 'for me

• my', 'bṛhaspateḥ': 'of Bṛhaspati', 'avarajaḥ': 'younger brother', 'vipramukhyaḥ': 'foremost among Brahmins

Speaker

मरुत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Marutta
• Indra (Surendra)
• Bṛhaspati
• Saṃvarta
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights reverence toward divine and priestly authority: a ritual becomes truly ‘fruitful’ when performed in dharmic order—honoring Indra as the divine witness and acknowledging the qualified Brahmin (Saṃvarta) who conducts the sacrifice.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Marutta welcomes Indra, offers salutations, and declares that Indra’s presence has made his sacrifice and life successful. He then identifies the officiating priest as Saṃvarta, the younger brother of Bṛhaspati, emphasizing the priest’s eminent status.