Shloka 18

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तद्‌ भूतहितं कार्य सुरेन्द्रेण निवेदितम्‌ । सम्प्रतिश्रुत्य तत्‌ सर्व भगवॉल्लोकपूजित:

Transliteration

yat tad bhūtahitaṁ kāryaṁ surendreṇa niveditam | sampratiśrutya tat sarvaṁ bhagavāllokapūjitaḥ ||

Translation

Việc làm ấy—vì lợi ích của muôn loài—do Thiên Đế (Indra) tâu trình, đã được Đức Chúa, Đấng được các cõi đời tôn kính và thờ phụng, hoàn toàn chấp thuận bằng lời ưng thuận và lời hứa của Ngài.

Word by Word

यत्which/that (thing)

तत्that (same thing)

भूतहितम्beneficial to beings

कार्यम्a deed; what is to be done

सुरेन्द्रेणby the lord of the gods (Indra)

निवेदितम्reported; communicated

सम्प्रतिश्रुत्यhaving promised; having assented

तत्that (thing)

सर्वम्all; entirely

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

लोकपूजितःworshipped by the world

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Akṛtavraṇa

Indra (Surendra)

Bhagavān (the Lord, loka-pūjitaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous undertaking is characterized by bhūtahita—benefit to all beings—and when such a course is advised by a worthy authority, it should be accepted with firm commitment (sampratiśruti), not merely as an idea but as a vowed responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa reports that Indra proposed a course of action aimed at universal welfare, and that the revered Lord accepted it completely by giving his promise—signaling decisive assent to a dharmic plan.