Shloka 51

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

पिनाकधारी शिवको उस समय बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई और वे मुस्कराने लगे। जैसा कि ब्रह्माजीने कहा था, उसके अनुसार उन्होंने यज्ञमें भाग प्राप्त कर लिया ।।

Transliteration

pinākadhārī śivaḥ tadā mahān prahṛṣṭo ’bhavat sma, sa ca smitam akarot; yathā brahmaṇā proktaṃ tathā yajñe bhāgam avāpa. jvaraṃ ca sarvadharmajño bahudhā vyasṛjat tadā, śāntyarthaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ; śṛṇu tac cāpi putraka vatsa yudhiṣṭhira.

Translation

Bhishma nói: Khi ấy, Shiva—đấng mang cung Pinaka—vô cùng hoan hỷ và mỉm cười. Đúng như Brahma đã tuyên bố, Ngài nhận được phần xứng đáng của mình trong lễ tế. Rồi vị Chúa tể am tường mọi pháp ấy đã phóng thích “Jvara” (Cơn Sốt) thành nhiều hình dạng, để đem lại an hòa cho hết thảy chúng sinh. Hãy nghe điều này nữa, hỡi đứa con yêu dấu—ôi Yudhishthira khả kính.

Word by Word

• ज्वरम्: fever (personified)
• ज्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सर्वधर्मज्ञः: knower of all dharmas
• सर्वधर्मज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वधर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुधा: in many ways/forms
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• व्यसृजत्: he emitted/dispatched/distributed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• शान्त्यर्थम्: for the sake of peace
• शान्त्यर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्त्यर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• शृणु: hear (listen)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: also/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पुत्रक: dear son
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वत्स: dear child
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śiva
• Pināka (Śiva’s bow)
• Brahmā
• Yajña (sacrifice)
• Jvara (personified Fever)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ritual and moral order must include due honour to all rightful participants; when cosmic roles are properly acknowledged (Śiva receiving his yajña-share), disorder is calmed. Even destructive forces like Jvara can be regulated and distributed for the larger aim of peace and stability among beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Śiva, pleased and smiling, receives the sacrificial portion as Brahmā had ordained. Then Śiva releases or distributes the personified Fever (Jvara) into many forms, explicitly to secure peace for all creatures, and invites Yudhiṣṭhira to hear the details.