Shloka 6

नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal

Devanagari script

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठते विप्र देवाद्‌ विश्वभुवः पते: । क्षमा क्षमावतां श्रेष्ठ यया भूमिस्तु युज्यते,विप्रवर! क्षमाशीलोंमें श्रेष्ठ नारद! विश्वविधाता ब्रह्माजीके भी पति उन परमेश्वरसे ही क्षमाकी उत्पत्ति हुई है, जिससे पृथ्वीका संयोग होता है

Transliteration

tasmād uttiṣṭhate vipra devād viśvabhuvaḥ pateḥ | kṣamā kṣamāvatāṃ śreṣṭha yayā bhūmis tu yujyate ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Therefore, O brahmin, rise up. Forgiveness arises from that Divine Lord who is the master of the Creator of the universe. O best among the forgiving, it is through forgiveness that the earth is held together and harmony among beings becomes possible.”

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that

उत्तिष्ठrise up/stand up

तेfor you/to you

विप्रO brahmin

देवात्from the god

विश्वभुवःof the all-creator/all-begetter

पतेःof the lord

क्षमाforbearance/forgiveness

क्षमावताम्of the forbearing (people)

श्रेष्ठO best

ययाby which

भूमिःthe earth

तुindeed/but

युज्यतेis joined/comes into union

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

vipra (a brahmin addressee)

Brahmā (implied by viśvabhuvaḥ)

Īśvara / the Supreme Lord (as lord of Brahmā)

Bhūmi (Earth)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes