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Shloka 169

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

जो रातमें राहुके मुखमें प्रवेश करके स्वयं चन्द्रमाके अमृतका पान करते हैं; तथा स्वयं ही राहु बनकर सूर्यपर ग्रहण लगाते हैं, वे परमात्मा मेरी रक्षा करें ।।

bhīṣma uvāca | ye rātrau rāhoḥ mukhe praviśya svayaṃ candramasaḥ amṛtaṃ pibanti, tathā svayam eva rāhur bhūtvā sūrye grahaṇaṃ kurvanti, te paramātmānaḥ māṃ rakṣantu || ye cānupatitā garbhā yathā bhāgān upāsate | namas tebhyaḥ svadhā svāhā prāpnuvantu mudantu te ||

Bhīṣma nói: “Nguyện những quyền năng tối thượng ấy che chở cho ta—những đấng ban đêm bước vào miệng Rāhu mà tự mình uống cam lộ của mặt trăng, và khi hóa thành Rāhu thì giáng nhật thực lên mặt trời. Xin đảnh lễ các thần linh và các bậc tổ tiên, sinh sau Phạm Thiên (Brahmā), đến gần phần lễ được định trong tế tự như trẻ thơ tìm phần của mình. Nguyện họ nhận đúng phẩm vật cúng dường nhờ lời xướng ‘svāhā’ và ‘svadhā’, được thỏa lòng và hoan hỷ.”

येwho/which (those)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनुपतिताःhaving followed/come after
अनुपतिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनु-√पत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
गर्भाःoffspring; those born (after)
गर्भाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यथाas; according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
भागान्shares/portions (of offering)
भागान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अनुपासतेattend upon; partake/follow (their portions)
अनुपासते:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√आस्
FormPresent (लट्), Ātmanepada, Third, Plural
नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Plural
स्वधाsvadhā (pitṛ-offering formula)
स्वधा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्वाहाsvāhā (deva-offering formula)
स्वाहा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाहा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्नुवन्तुmay they obtain
प्राप्नुवन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√आप्
FormImperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
मुदन्तुmay they rejoice
मुदन्तु:
TypeVerb
Root√मुद्
FormImperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
R
Rāhu
C
Candra (Moon)
S
Sūrya (Sun)
P
Paramātman
B
Brahmā
D
Devatās (gods)
P
Pitaras (ancestors)
Y
Yajña (sacrifice)
S
Svāhā
S
Svadhā

Educational Q&A

The verse frames cosmic phenomena (eclipses) and sacrificial order as expressions of a higher divine governance: one seeks protection by honoring the powers that regulate the cosmos and by giving each class of recipients—gods and ancestors—their proper ritual due through ‘svāhā’ and ‘svadhā.’

Bhīṣma utters a protective invocation: he calls upon the supreme powers associated with Rahu’s eclipsing of the moon and sun, then offers salutations to the deities and ancestors who receive their allotted portions in sacrifice, praying that they accept the offerings and be pleased.