तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान् रुद्रो दुर्मना इव भारत । ॐ इति प्रहसंस्तस्मै ददेऽहेरमृतं यथा ॥ २२ ॥
tac chrutvā bhagavān rudro durmanā iva bhārata om iti prahasaṁs tasmai dade ’her amṛtaṁ yathā
- tat
- this
- śrutvā
- hearing
- bhagavān rudraḥ
- Lord Rudra
- durmanāḥ
- displeased
- iva
- as if
- bhārata
- O descendant of Bharata
- om iti
- vibrating the sacred syllable om as a sign of assent
- prahasan
- smiling broadly
- tasmai
- to him
- dade
- he gave it
- aheḥ
- to a snake
- amṛtam
- nectar
- yathā
- as
Upon hearing this, Lord Rudra seemed somewhat disturbed. Nonetheless, O descendant of Bharata, he vibrated om to signify his assent, granting Vṛka the benediction with an ironic smile, as if giving milk to a poisonous snake.