Shloka 5

The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva

Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination

Devanagari script

यद‍ृच्छया च देवर्षिर्भगवांस्तत्र कौरव । अपश्यन्नारदो देवौ क्षीबाणौ समबुध्यत ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

yadṛcchayā ca devarṣir bhagavāṁs tatra kaurava apaśyan nārado devau kṣībāṇau samabudhyata

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, by an auspicious chance for those two boys, the great sage Devarṣi Nārada happened to appear there. Seeing them intoxicated, their eyes rolling, he understood their condition.

Synonyms

• यदृच्छया: by chance, accidentally
• यदृच्छया: Hetu/Nimitta (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदृच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण प्रयोगः; अर्थे—हेतौ/निमित्ते (instrumental sense)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवर्षिः: the divine sage
• देवर्षिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ऋषिः)

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बन्धे उपाधि/विशेषणवत् प्रयोगः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कौरव: O descendant of Kuru
• कौरव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रयोगः

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—दृश् (to see)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवौ: the two gods
• देवौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• क्षीबाणौ: intoxicated
• क्षीबाणौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying देवौ)

• समबुध्यत: recognized, understood
• समबुध्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—बुध् (to perceive/understand) उपसर्गः—सम्

Purport

It is said:

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kaurava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about intoxication and pride?

This verse introduces Nārada seeing two intoxicated demigods, setting up the teaching that intoxication blinds one to propriety and invites corrective consequences under dharma.

Why did Nārada Muni approach the two demigods in this pastime?

Nārada arrived by providence and, understanding their intoxicated state, became the instrument through which their pride would be corrected and their eventual deliverance arranged.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Seek saintly association and self-awareness: when habits like intoxication cloud judgment, guidance from sādhus and restraint help restore dignity, humility, and spiritual focus.