Shloka 47

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

ततो मुनिगणा: सर्वे नारदं देवदर्शनम्‌ । तदा नियोजयामासुर्वचने वाक्यकोविदम्‌,तदनन्तर उन सभी मुनियोंने बातचीत करनेमें कुशल देवदर्शी नारदको भगवान्‌की बातचीतका उत्तर देनेके लिये नियुक्त किया

Transliteration

tato munigaṇāḥ sarve nāradaṃ devadarśanam | tadā niyojayāmāsur vacane vākyakovidam ||

Translation

Then all the assembled sages appointed Nārada—renowned for his divine vision and skill in speech—to respond in conversation, entrusting him to give the fitting reply on their behalf.

Word by Word

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

• मुनिगणाः: groups of sages
• मुनिगणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनिगण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवदर्शनम्: having vision of the gods; god-seeing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवदर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• नियोजयामासुः: they appointed / they assigned
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + युज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वचने: in speech; in conversation
• वचने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वाक्यकोविदम्: skilled in discourse; expert in words
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्यकोविद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Munigaṇa (assembly of sages)
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A dharmic assembly should entrust serious dialogue to a person who combines spiritual insight (devadarśana) with disciplined eloquence (vākyakovida), so that the response is truthful, appropriate, and beneficial.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a prior exchange, the gathered sages collectively choose Nārada—famed for divine perception and mastery of speech—to speak in reply, effectively making him their representative in the conversation.