Shloka 32

Keśava-tattva-kathana

On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त्वा स तदा देवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । आमन्त्रय च ततो देवा ययु: स्वं स्व॑ं निवेशनम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | ity uktvā sa tadā devas tatraivāntaradhīyata | āmantrya ca tato devā yayuḥ svaṃ svaṃ niveśanam |

Translation

Bhīṣma thưa: “Tâu Đại vương, nói xong như vậy, đấng thần linh ấy (Phạm Thiên) liền ẩn mất ngay tại chỗ. Rồi các chư thiên, sau khi được Ngài cho phép cáo lui, mỗi vị trở về nơi cư ngụ của mình.”

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• देवः: the god (Brahma)
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared/vanished
• अन्तर्धीयत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• आमन्त्र्य: having taken leave of / having addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• स्वम्: one's own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्वम्: one's own (each)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निवेशनम्: abode/dwelling
• निवेशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Brahma
• the Devas
• the King (Rajān; addressed listener)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores cosmic order and proper protocol: even gods act within a hierarchy—Brahmā concludes his instruction, vanishes, and the other deities depart only after being formally dismissed, reflecting disciplined conduct (maryādā) and respect for authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

After delivering his statement, Brahmā disappears on the spot. Then the assembled gods, having received his leave, return to their respective celestial residences, marking the close of that divine episode as Bhishma narrates it to the king.