Shloka 20
Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)
ततः पद्मायुतं तात मृगैः सह चचार सा | पुनर्गत्वा ततो नन््दां पुण्यां शीतामलोदकाम्
tataḥ padmāyutaṃ tāta mṛgaiḥ saha cacāra sā | punargatvā tato nandāṃ puṇyāṃ śītāmalodakām
তাৰ পিছত, হে তাত! তেওঁ পদ্মে ভৰা অঞ্চলত হৰিণসকলৰ সৈতে বিচৰণ কৰিলে। তাৰপিছত সেখানৰ পৰা পুনৰ তেওঁ পুণ্যময়ী নন্দা নদীৰ ওচৰলৈ গ’ল; তাৰ জল শীতল আৰু নিৰ্মল আছিল।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses natural and sacred imagery to imply an ethical movement: from roaming amid worldly, instinct-driven surroundings (with the deer) toward a purifying, auspicious locus (the holy river Nandā), highlighting the value of seeking clarity and sanctity after wandering or disturbance.
Nārada describes a female figure roaming in a lotus-rich area together with deer, and then going again to the sacred river Nandā, characterized by cool and clear waters.