Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

तेजसा वर्चसा चैव युक्त भार्गवनन्दनम्‌ | स वर्धमानस्तेजस्वी वेदस्याध्ययनेन च

Transliteration

tejasā varcasā caiva yuktaṃ bhārgavanandanam | sa vardhamānas tejasvī vedasyādhyayanena ca

Translation

Akṛtavraṇa nói: “Được ban cho uy lực tu hành và ánh huy hoàng rực rỡ, người con yêu dấu của dòng Bhṛgu càng lớn càng thêm chói sáng; và nhờ chuyên cần học Veda một cách nghiêm cẩn, nội quang của chàng lại càng tăng trưởng.”

Word by Word

तेजसाby/with energy, brilliance

वर्चसाby/with splendor, radiance

चand

एवindeed, just

युक्तम्endowed, possessed (of)

भार्गव-नन्दनम्the son of Bhṛgu (Bhārgava’s son)

सःhe

वर्धमानःgrowing, increasing

तेजस्वीbrilliant, radiant

वेदस्यof the Veda

अध्ययनेनby/through study (recitation/learning)

चand

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Akṛtavraṇa

Bhārgavanandana (Paraśurāma)

Veda

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True brilliance is not merely physical or social prestige; it is cultivated through disciplined learning—especially Vedic study—together with purity and inner power (tejas and varcas).

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes how the Bhārgava hero, already endowed with radiance and power, becomes increasingly resplendent as he continues his Vedic studies, highlighting growth through sustained discipline.