Shloka 162

The Tārakāmaya War: Divine Mustering, Māyā Countermeasures, Aurva Fire, and Viṣṇu’s Slaying of Kālanemi

Devanagari script

यज्ञशोभिषु देवेषु स्वर्गमार्गं दिशत्सु च । लोकपालेषु सर्वेषु दिक्षु संधानवर्तिषु

Transliteration

yajñaśobhiṣu deveṣu svargamārgaṃ diśatsu ca | lokapāleṣu sarveṣu dikṣu saṃdhānavartiṣu

Translation

Khi chư thiên, rực rỡ bởi vẻ huy hoàng của lễ tế yajña, chỉ bày con đường lên cõi trời, và khi tất cả các Lokapāla (hộ thần phương hướng) đứng canh tại các điểm giao của mười phương—

Word by Word

• yajña-śobhiṣu: among (those) splendid with sacrifice
• yajña-śobhiṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña + śobhin (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; tatpuruṣa: yajñena śobhinaḥ (shining/beautiful due to sacrifice)

• deveṣu: among the gods
• deveṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• svarga-mārgaṃ: the path to heaven
• svarga-mārgaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga + mārga (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: svargasya mārgaḥ

• diśatsu: among those who show/point out
• diśatsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diśat (कृदन्त; √diś् धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; present active participle (शतृ) used substantively

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• loka-pāleṣu: among the guardians of the worlds
• loka-pāleṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pāla (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; tatpuruṣa: lokasya pālāḥ

• sarveṣu: among all
• sarveṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; adjective qualifying lokapāleṣu

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• saṃdhāna-vartiṣu: engaged in maintaining cohesion/connection
• saṃdhāna-vartiṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃdhāna + vartin (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; tatpuruṣa: saṃdhāne vartinaḥ (engaged in joining/union)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; explicit speaker not stated in this single pāda/verse fragment).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: yajñaśobhiṣu = yajña-śobhiṣu. saṃdhānavartiṣu = saṃdhāna-vartiṣu.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Lokapālas
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the role of the Lokapālas mentioned in this verse?

The verse depicts the Lokapālas as guardians positioned in the quarters (dik) and at their junctions, emphasizing an ordered, protected cosmic geography in which directions and their meeting-points are ritually and cosmically significant.

How does this verse connect yajña (sacrifice) with the path to heaven (svarga)?

It presents the devas as “adorned by yajña” and as those who indicate the svarga-mārga, reflecting the Purāṇic idea that properly performed sacrifice supports cosmic order and is traditionally associated with attaining heavenly realms.

What ethical or spiritual lesson can be inferred from this scene?

The imagery suggests that spiritual ascent is not random but aligned with ṛta/dharma—order, right action, and ritual discipline—symbolized by devas guiding the way and guardians maintaining the integrity of the cosmic directions.