Shloka 79

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

अस्य चैवात्मजो रुद्रो ललाटादू यः समुत्थित: । ब्रह्मानुशिष्टो भविता सर्वभूतधर: प्रभु:

Transliteration

asya caivātmajo rudro lalāṭād yoḥ samutthitaḥ | brahmānuśiṣṭo bhavitā sarvabhūtadharaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

又从他的额间生出鲁陀罗，确为其亲子。受梵天教诲并奉命，他将成为至上主宰，能支撑并护持一切众生。

Word by Word

• अस्य: of him/this (Brahmā)
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आत्मजः: son/offspring
• आत्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ललाटात्: from the forehead
• ललाटात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समुत्थितः: arisen/emerged
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्म: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (in compound sense), Singular

• अनुशिष्टः: instructed/commanded
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-शास्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविता: will be / is destined to be
• भविता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: तृ (agent noun / future sense), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतधरः: supporter/protector of all beings
• सर्वभूतधरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूतधर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Rudra
• Brahmā
• forehead (lalāṭa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes divinely sanctioned responsibility: Rudra’s power is not merely destructive but ordered by Brahmā toward sustaining and safeguarding all beings, aligning might with dharma and cosmic governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Rudra’s origin—emerging from Brahmā’s forehead—and states that, under Brahmā’s instruction, Rudra is destined to act as a supreme supporter and protector of living beings.