Shloka 21

Devanagari script

त्वन्मुखं च जगत्‌ सर्व भविष्यति न संशय: । तत्राभिगम्य राजेन्द्र पूजयित्वा वृषध्वजम्‌

Transliteration

tvanmukhaṃ ca jagat sarvaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | tatrābhigamya rājendra pūjayitvā vṛṣadhvajam |

Translation

Cả thế gian ắt sẽ quay mặt hướng về ngươi—điều ấy không chút nghi ngờ. Vậy nên, hỡi bậc vương thượng, hãy đến nơi ấy; rồi khi đã tới gần, hãy kính lễ thờ phụng Vṛṣadhvaja (Thần Śiva).

Word by Word

त्वत्of you/your

मुखम्face; mouth

चand

जगत्the world

सर्वम्all; entire

भविष्यतिwill be; will become

नnot

संशयःdoubt

तत्रthere

अभिगम्यhaving approached

राजेन्द्रO king of kings; O best of kings

पूजयित्वाhaving worshipped/honoured

वृषध्वजम्the one whose banner is the bull (Śiva)

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

rājendra

vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva)

jagat (the world)

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 emphasizes confident, purposeful action grounded in devotion: a ruler should seek divine support through reverent worship of Śiva, with the assurance that rightful leadership and auspicious outcomes can draw the world’s allegiance.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses a king, expressing certainty that the world will align with him, and advises him to go to a particular place and worship Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja), implying that such worship is a decisive step toward success and legitimacy.