Shloka 1

Rudra’s Omitted Share in the Yajña (रुद्रभागानुपपत्तिः — यज्ञोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

अपना बछ। अर: अष्टादशो< ध्याय: महादेवजीके कोपसे देवता

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato devayuge 'tīte devā vai samakalpayan | yajñaṃ vedapramāṇena vidhivad yaṣṭum īpsavaḥ ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：当神圣的时代过去之后，诸天彼此商议，渴望依凭吠陀的权威、遵循正当的仪轨来举行祭祀。此偈以吠陀之礼框定秩序的回归：当宇宙情势迁变，护世者求复原不凭武力，而凭自律、合法的敬拜。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• देवयुगे: in the age/epoch of the gods
• देवयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवयुग
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• अतीते: having passed, elapsed
• अतीते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीत
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• समकल्पयन्: they arranged, they resolved/undertook
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + कल्प्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• वेदप्रमाणेन: by Vedic authority/according to the Veda as proof
• वेदप्रमाणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदप्रमाण
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• यष्टुम्: to sacrifice, to perform (a yajña)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: infinitive (tumun), parasmaipada (sense)

• ईप्सवः: desiring, wishing
• ईप्सवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सु
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devāḥ (the gods)
• Yajña
• Veda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When disorder or transition arises in the world, restoration is sought through dharmic means—here, by aligning action with Vedic authority (veda-pramāṇa) and correct procedure (vidhi), emphasizing disciplined, lawful conduct over impulsive power.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator introduces a background episode: after a divine era had elapsed, the gods collectively decide to undertake a properly regulated Vedic sacrifice, setting the stage for later developments involving cosmic imbalance and its remedy.