Shloka 58

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

जग्राह वेदानखिलान्‌ रसातल गतान्‌ हरि: । प्रादाच्च ब्रह्मणे भूयस्ततः स्वां प्रकृतिं गत:

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | jagrāha vedān akhilān rasātala-gatān hariḥ | prādāc ca brahmaṇe bhūyas tataḥ svāṃ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Hari barg alle Veden, die in Rasātala gefallen waren. Dann gab er sie Brahmā erneut zurück und nahm daraufhin wieder seine ursprüngliche Natur an.

Word by Word

• जग्राह: took, seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अखिलान्: all, entire
• अखिलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• रसातल: from Rasātala (netherworld)
• रसातल: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• गतान्: gone (fallen) [there]
• गतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• भूयः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• स्वाम्: his own
• स्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• प्रकृतिम्: original nature/form
• प्रकृतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• गतः: having gone, returned
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Vedas
• Rasātala
• Brahmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred knowledge (the Vedas) is foundational to dharma and cosmic stability; when it is lost or obscured, divine power restores it. The verse highlights responsibility toward preserving learning and the assurance that order is ultimately re-established.

What is happening in the narrative?

Hari retrieves the complete Vedas from Rasātala, returns them to Brahmā (the cosmic creator and custodian of Vedic transmission), and then withdraws back into his original form/state after completing the task.