Shloka 22
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
शशंसुर्ऋ्रषयस्तत्र कर्म पुत्रस्य तत् तदा | ततः शुकेति दीर्घेण शब्देनाक्रन्दितस्तदा,वहाँ रहनेवाले ऋषियोंने आकर व्यासजीसे उनके पुत्रका वह अलौकिक कर्म कह सुनाया। तब व्यासजीने शुकदेवका नाम लेकर बड़े जोरसे रोदन किया
śaśaṁsur ṛṣayas tatra karma putrasya tat tadā | tataḥ śuketi dīrgheṇa śabdenākranditas tadā ||
Bhīṣma said: The sages dwelling there came and reported to Vyāsa, at that very time, the extraordinary deed performed by his son. Hearing it, Vyāsa cried out loudly and at length, calling again and again, “Śuka!”—a lament born of a father’s love and the shock of sudden separation.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between worldly attachment and spiritual renunciation: even a great sage like Vyāsa experiences human grief when confronted with his son’s extraordinary, renunciant course. It implicitly frames detachment as lofty, yet acknowledges the ethical and emotional reality of familial bonds.
The resident sages inform Vyāsa about the remarkable act or state attained by his son Śuka. In response, Vyāsa cries out loudly, repeatedly calling Śuka’s name, expressing sorrow and longing at the sudden distance or separation created by Śuka’s spiritual trajectory.