Shloka 853

Devanagari script

नारदश्नात्र देवर्षिव॑त्रहन्ता च वासव: । (भीष्मजी कहते हैं--) लक्ष्मीदेवीके इस प्रकार कहनेपर देवर्षि नारद तथा वृत्रहन्ता इन्द्रने उनकी प्रसन्नताके लिये उनका अभिनन्दन किया

Transliteration

nāradaś ca nātra devarṣir vṛtrahantā ca vāsavaḥ |

Translation

Śakra (Indra) said: “Here, the divine seer Nārada and Vāsava, the slayer of Vṛtra, offered their respectful praise to Lakṣmī, seeking to please her after she had spoken in this manner.”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• देवर्षिः: the divine sage
• देवर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृत्रहन्ता: slayer of Vritra
• वृत्रहन्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्रहन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वासवः: Vasava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra (Śakra/Vāsava/Vṛtrahantā)
• Vṛtra
• Lakṣmī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity (Lakṣmī) is to be approached through reverence and ethical alignment: even powerful beings like Indra honor auspiciousness and virtue, implying that well-being is sustained by humility and dharmic conduct rather than mere power.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Lakṣmī speaks, Nārada and Indra respond by offering praise and respectful acknowledgment to please her, underscoring her importance and the need to honor the source of fortune and auspiciousness.