Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ततस्ते ब्रह्मणा सार्धमृषयो विबुधास्तथा । क्षीरोदस्योत्तरं कूलं जग्मुलोंकहितार्थिन:,तदनन्तर वे सब ऋषि और देवता सम्पूर्ण जगत्‌के हितकी भावना लेकर ब्रह्माजीके साथ क्षीरसागरके उत्तर तटपर गये

Transliteration

tataste brahmaṇā sārdham ṛṣayo vibudhās tathā | kṣīrodasyottaraṁ kūlaṁ jagmur lokahitārthinaḥ ||

Translation

Rồi các bậc hiền triết ấy, cùng với Phạm Thiên và chư thiên—mang chí nguyện vì phúc lợi của toàn thể thế gian—đã đi đến bờ phía bắc của Biển Sữa.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तेthey

ब्रह्मणाwith Brahmā (by/along with Brahmā)

सार्धम्together with

ऋषयःsages

विबुधाःgods, celestials

तथाalso, likewise

क्षीरोदस्यof the Milk-ocean

उत्तरम्northern

कूलम्bank, shore

जग्मुःwent

लोकहितार्थिनःseeking the welfare of the world

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brahmā

Ṛ

Ṛṣis (sages)

Vibudhas (gods/devas)

Kṣīroda (Ocean of Milk)

Uttara-kūla (northern shore)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 lokahita—acting for the welfare of all—as a dharmic motive. Even the highest authorities (sages and gods) coordinate their actions with Brahmā, suggesting that ethical governance and right action are grounded in shared responsibility and concern for the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sages and the gods, accompanying Brahmā, travel to the northern shore of the Ocean of Milk. The movement signals a purposeful gathering or approach to a sacred/cosmic location in order to pursue a world-benefiting objective.