Shloka 25

The Meeting with Agastya

Rāma Praised by the Gods; Phalaśruti; Ideal Reign; Prelude to Agastya’s Arrival

Devanagari script

नित्यं श्रीरघुनाथस्य पादपद्मकथोत्सुकाः । कदापि परनिंदासु वाचस्तेषां भवंति न

Transliteration

nityaṃ śrīraghunāthasya pādapadmakathotsukāḥ | kadāpi paraniṃdāsu vācasteṣāṃ bhavaṃti na

Translation

Stets begierig, von den Lotosfüßen Śrī Raghunāthas zu sprechen, wenden sich ihre Worte niemals, zu keiner Zeit, der Kritik an anderen zu.

Word by Word

नित्यम्always

श्री-रघुनाथस्यof the glorious Raghunātha

पाद-पद्म-कथा-उत्सुकाःeager for the stories of (his) lotus-feet

कदापिever

पर-निन्दासुin slanders of others

वाचःwords/speech

तेषाम्of them

भवन्तिare/occur

नnot

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed to attribute to the chapter’s dialogue frame, often Pulastya → Bhīṣma in Padma Purāṇa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीरघुनाथस्य = श्री + रघुनाथस्य; पादपद्मकथोत्सुकाः = पादपद्मकथा + उत्सुकाः; वाचस्तेषां = वाचः + तेषाम्.

Characters & Entities

Śrī Raghunātha (Lord Rāma)

FAQs

What practice does this verse recommend for a devotee’s speech?

It recommends keeping one’s speech absorbed in narrations of Śrī Raghunātha’s lotus-feet, rather than speaking ill of others.

How does this verse define a hallmark of genuine bhakti?

A key sign is that the devotee’s words naturally avoid para-nindā (fault-finding) and instead delight in devotional remembrance and talk.

What ethical lesson is taught here beyond devotion?

It teaches speech-discipline: refraining from slander and cultivating uplifting, sacred conversation.