Shloka 32

Ṛśyaśṛṅgopākhyāna-praveśaḥ — Lomāśa narrates the origins of Ṛśyaśṛṅga and the Anga drought (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

लोगश उवाच विभाण्डकस्य विप्रर्षेस्तपसा भावितात्मन: । अमोघवीर्यस्य सत: प्रजापतिसमद्युते:,लोमशजीने कहा--राजन! ब्रह्मर्षि विभाण्डकका अन्तःकरण तपस्यासे पवित्र हो गया था। वे प्रजापतिके समान तेजस्वी और अमोघवीर्य महात्मा थे। उनके प्रतापी पुत्र ऋष्यशृंगका जन्म कैसे हुआ, यह बताता हूँ, सुनो। जैसे विभाण्डक मुनि परम पूजनीय थे, वैसे ही उनका पुत्र भी बड़ा तेजस्वी हुआ। वह बाल्यावस्थामें भी वृद्ध पुरुषोंद्वारा सम्मानित होता था

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca

vibhāṇḍakasya viprarṣes tapasa bhāvitātmanaḥ |

amoghavīryasya sataḥ prajāpati-samadyuteḥ ||

Translation

罗摩沙说道：“大王啊，婆罗门仙人毗般陀迦（Vibhāṇḍaka）的内在之心，因苦行（tapas）而得以净化并坚固。他是真实而高贵的圣者，灵力无失，光辉灿然，宛如生主波罗阇钵底（Prajāpati）亲临。”

Word by Word

लोमशःLomasha (the sage)

उवाचsaid

विभाण्डकस्यof Vibhaṇḍaka

विप्रर्षेःof the brahmin-sage

तपसाby austerity

भावितात्मनःof him whose self was purified/ennobled

अमोघवीर्यस्यof unfailing potency

सतःof the virtuous/excellent one

प्रजापतिसमद्युतेःof him whose splendor equaled Prajāpati's

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

Vibhāṇḍaka

Prajāpati

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity (tapas) is presented as a force that refines the inner self (bhāvitātmā) and yields reliable spiritual efficacy (amoghavīrya). The verse frames moral authority as arising from disciplined purity and truthfulness (sat), not merely from birth or status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa begins a descriptive introduction of the sage Vibhāṇḍaka, praising his ascetic purity and radiance like Prajāpati. This serves as a prelude to the ensuing account connected with Vibhāṇḍaka’s lineage (notably the Ṛśyaśṛṅga episode in the surrounding passage).