Shloka 22

Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana

Northern Sacred Places Enumeration

Devanagari script

तत्र देवर्षिवर्येण नारदेनानुकीर्तित: । पुराण: श्रूयते श्लोकस्तं निबोध युधिछिर,युधिष्ठिर! उसके विषयमें देवर्षिप्रवर श्रीनारदजीके द्वारा कहा हुआ एक प्राचीन श्लोक सुना जाता है, उसको मुझसे सुनो

Transliteration

tatra devarṣivaryeṇa nāradenānukīrtitaḥ | purāṇaḥ śrūyate ślokas taṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

„In dieser Sache, o Yudhiṣṭhira, vernimmt man einen uralten Vers, den der erhabenste der göttlichen Seher, Nārada, vorgetragen hat. Höre ihn von mir mit Aufmerksamkeit.“

Word by Word

• {'tatra': 'there

• in that matter/context', 'devarṣi-varyeṇa': 'by the foremost among divine seers (devarṣi = divine sage

• varya = excellent/foremost)', 'nāradenā': 'by Nārada (instrumental singular)', 'anukīrtitaḥ': 'recounted, recited, proclaimed', 'purāṇaḥ': 'ancient, old

• time-honored', 'śrūyate': 'is heard

• is traditionally reported', 'ślokaḥ': 'a verse

• a metrical saying', 'tam': 'that (verse)', 'nibodha': 'understand

• take note', 'yudhiṣṭhira': 'Yudhiṣṭhira (address in vocative)'}

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhaumya
• Nārada
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse establishes the authority of traditional wisdom: a time-honored teaching, transmitted by a revered seer (Nārada), is to be heard attentively and understood as guidance for right conduct (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya addresses Yudhiṣṭhira and introduces an ancient śloka attributed to the divine sage Nārada, preparing to quote it as an instructive precedent within the ongoing discussion.