Shloka 106
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
Devanagari script
तथारूप: शुको जज्ञे प्रज्वलन्निव तेजसा | जैसे यज्ञमें हविष्पका वहन करनेवाली प्रज्वलित अग्नि प्रकाशित होती है, वैसे ही रूपसे शुकदेवजी प्रकट हुए थे। वे अपने तेजसे मानो जाज्वल्यमान हो रहे थे
Transliteration
tathārūpaḥ śuko jajñe prajvalann iva tejasā |
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“舒迦便以如此形相而生——光辉灿然，仿佛以自身的灵性威光而燃。”
Word by Word
तथारूपःof such a form; such-formed
तथारूपः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतथारूप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुकःŚuka (Śukadeva)
शुकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जज्ञेwas born; came into being
जज्ञे:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
प्रज्वलन्blazing; flaming
प्रज्वलन्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रज्वलत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if; like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तेजसाby (his) splendor; with radiance
तेजसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaŚ
Śuka (Śukadeva)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True excellence is marked by inner tejas—spiritual clarity and merit—rather than external power. The verse uses the image of blazing radiance to signal realized virtue and the fruits of austerity.
Bhīṣma describes the birth/manifestation of the sage Śuka, emphasizing that he appeared in an extraordinary, luminous form, as if aflame with his own radiance.