Shloka 18

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account Begins: Gādhi–Satyavatī–Ṛcīka and the Bhārgava Lineage Prelude

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तद्‌ भूतहितं कार्य सुरेन्द्रेण निवेदितम्‌ । सम्प्रतिश्रुत्य तत्‌ सर्व भगवॉल्लोकपूजित:

Transliteration

yat tad bhūtahitaṁ kāryaṁ surendreṇa niveditam | sampratiśrutya tat sarvaṁ bhagavāllokapūjitaḥ ||

Translation

那一桩为众生福祉之事，既由天帝因陀罗所陈，便为那位为诸世界所敬奉礼拜的主宰全然允诺，以应许与誓言加以承当。

Word by Word

यत्which/that (thing)

तत्that (same thing)

भूतहितम्beneficial to beings

कार्यम्a deed; what is to be done

सुरेन्द्रेणby the lord of the gods (Indra)

निवेदितम्reported; communicated

सम्प्रतिश्रुत्यhaving promised; having assented

तत्that (thing)

सर्वम्all; entirely

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

लोकपूजितःworshipped by the world

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Akṛtavraṇa

Indra (Surendra)

Bhagavān (the Lord, loka-pūjitaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous undertaking is characterized by bhūtahita—benefit to all beings—and when such a course is advised by a worthy authority, it should be accepted with firm commitment (sampratiśruti), not merely as an idea but as a vowed responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa reports that Indra proposed a course of action aimed at universal welfare, and that the revered Lord accepted it completely by giving his promise—signaling decisive assent to a dharmic plan.