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Shloka 1636

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

शुको ददर्श धर्मात्मा पुष्पितद्रुमकाननाम्‌ | राजन! धर्मात्मा शुकने ऊर्ध्वलोकमें जाते समय खिले हुए वृक्षों और वनोंसे सुशोभित रमणीय मन्दाकिनी (आकाशगंगा) का दर्शन किया

śuko dadarśa dharmātmā puṣpitadrumakānanām |

قال بهيشما: إنّ شوكا، صاحب الاستقامة على الدَّرما، أبصر غابةً من الأشجار المتفتّحة. وبينما كان يصعد إلى العوالم العليا، رأى الماندَاكيني—نهر الغانغا السماوي—مزدانةً ببساتين مزهرة، علامةً على عبورٍ ميمونٍ موافقٍ للدَّرما، تسلكه النفس المطهَّرة نحو المقامات المتعالية.

शुकःŚuka (the sage/parrot-sage)
शुकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशुक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मात्माthe righteous-souled one
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुष्पित-द्रुमकाननाम्having forests of flowering trees
पुष्पित-द्रुमकाननाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्पितद्रुमकानन
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Ś
Śuka
M
Mandākinī (celestial Gaṅgā)
F
flowering trees
G
groves/forests
H
higher worlds (ūrdhvaloka)

Educational Q&A

The passage frames spiritual ascent as the natural culmination of a life rooted in dharma: the dharmātmā (righteous-souled) experiences auspicious, purified realms, symbolized by the celestial Mandākinī and blossoming groves.

Bhīṣma narrates that Śuka, while journeying to the higher worlds, beholds a beautiful landscape of flowering forests and the Mandākinī (heavenly Gaṅgā), marking his upward passage and the sanctity of his destination.