Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 16, Shloka 10

पायसप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation of the Divine Payasa and the Avatara Resolution

Devanagari script

स कृत्वा निश्चयं विष्णुरामन्त्र्य च पितामहम्।अन्तर्धानं गतो देवै: पूज्यमानो महर्षिभि:।।।।

Transliteration

sa kṛtvā niścayaṃ viṣṇur āmantrya ca pitāmaham |

antardhānaṃ gato devaiḥ pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ ||1.16.10||

Translation

毗湿奴既定其志，便向祖父神（梵天）辞别；受诸天与大圣仙礼敬，遂隐没而去，不复可见。

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया) [prior action]
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त) ‘having done/made’

• niścayam: decision
• niścayam: Karma (कर्म) [object of kṛtvā]
• Type: Noun
• Root: niścaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन)

• āmantrya: having taken leave of
• āmantrya: Kriyā (क्रिया) [prior action]
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√mantr (आ√मन्त्र् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-भाव) ‘having addressed/taken leave’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• pitāmaham: the Grandsire (Brahmā)
• pitāmaham: Karma (कर्म) [object of āmantrya]
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन)

• antardhānam: disappearance/into concealment
• antardhānam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म) [state attained with gataḥ]
• Type: Noun
• Root: antardhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन); used adverbially as goal/state

• gataḥ: went/entered
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; used predicatively with viṣṇuḥ

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karaṇa/Agent of honoring (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया) [with pūjyamānaḥ]
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pūjyamānaḥ: being worshipped
• pūjyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) [qualifier of viṣṇuḥ]
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज् धातु) + śānac (शानच्) [passive present participle]
• Form: Present passive participle (कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘being worshipped’

• maharṣibhiḥ: by the great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Karaṇa/Agent of honoring (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया) [with pūjyamānaḥ]
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural (पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन)

Context

After Visnu had decided (to incarnate) and he was worshipped by devatas and maharshis he disappeared bidding farewell to Brahma.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma requires decisive commitment (niścaya) and respectful coordination with rightful authority (Brahmā), showing that even divine action follows order and propriety.

What is the narrative situation?

Viṣṇu resolves upon a course of action (the avatāra plan) and departs after due leave-taking and honors.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve joined with humility—firm purpose without discarding respect and protocol.