Shloka 41

नरनारायण-नारदसंवादः

Nara-Nārāyaṇa–Nārada Discourse on Vision, Elements, and Entry into Vāsudeva

Devanagari script

महच्च फलवैषम्यं दृश्यते कर्मसंधिषु । वहन्ति शिबिकामन्ये यान्त्यन्ये शिबिकागता:,कर्मोके फलमें भी बड़ी भारी विषमता देखनेमें आती है। कुछ लोग पालकी ढोते हैं और दूसरे लोग उसी पालकीमें बैठकर चलते हैं

Transliteration

mahac ca phalavaiṣamyaṃ dṛśyate karmasaṃdhiṣu | vahanti śibikām anye yānty anye śibikāgatāḥ ||

Translation

Nārada said: “A great inequality of results is seen in the outcomes of actions. Some people bear the palanquin, while others travel seated within that very palanquin.”

Word by Word

महत्great

चand

फलवैषम्यम्inequality of results

दृश्यतेis seen/appears

कर्मसन्धिषुin the conjunctions/turns of actions (in matters of action)

वहन्तिcarry

शिबिकाम्palanquin

अन्येsome/others

यान्तिgo

अन्येothers

शिबिकागताःhaving mounted/being in the palanquin

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

śibikā (palanquin)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the visible disparity in how the fruits of action are distributed: people may contribute labor while others enjoy comfort. It prompts reflection on karma, social ethics, and the complex, often unequal linkage between effort and reward.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada uses a concrete social image—some carrying a palanquin and others riding in it—to illustrate a broader observation about the world: outcomes connected with actions appear uneven, with burdens and benefits falling on different people.