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Shloka 1

Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra

Devanagari script

ऑपनआक्ाा बछ। अर ग>र्योधिकशततमो< ध्याय: नागलोकके नागोंका वर्णन और मातलिका नागकुमार सुमुखके साथ अपनी कन्याको ब्याहनेका निश्चय नारद उवाच इयं भोगवती नाम पुरी वासुकिपालिता । यादृशी देवराजस्य पुरीवर्यामरावती

Transliteration

Nārada uvāca: iyaṃ Bhogavatī nāma purī Vāsuki-pālitā | yādṛśī deva-rājasya purī-varyā Amarāvatī ||

Translation

নারদ বললেন—হে মাতলি! এ নগরীর নাম ভোগবতী; নাগরাজ বাসুকি একে রক্ষা ও পালন করেন। দেবরাজ ইন্দ্রের শ্রেষ্ঠ নগরী অমরাবতীর মতোই এটি ঐশ্বর্য ও সমৃদ্ধিতে পরিপূর্ণ।

Word by Word

नारदःNarada

उवाचsaid/spoke

इयम्this

भोगवतीBhogavati (name of the city)

नामby name/called

पुरीcity

वासुकि-पालिताprotected/guarded by Vasuki

यादृशीsuch as/like which

देव-राजस्यof the king of gods (Indra)

पुरी-वर्याthe best city

अमरावतीAmaravati (Indra's city)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Bhogavatī

Vāsuki

Indra (Devarāja)

Amarāvatī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Good governance is framed as protection (pālana): a realm’s prosperity and excellence are linked to a capable guardian-ruler, here exemplified by Vāsuki safeguarding Bhogavatī, making it comparable to Indra’s Amarāvatī.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is describing the Nāga-world and introduces Bhogavatī, the Nāga capital under Vāsuki’s protection, praising its splendor by comparing it to Amarāvatī, Indra’s foremost city.