Shloka 43

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

कुक्षिनाम्ने स प्रददौ दिशां पालाय धर्मिणे | ततोअप्यन्तर्दधे भूयो नारायणमुखोद्भव:,वीरणने इसका अध्ययन करके रैभ्यमुनिको उपदेश दिया। रैभ्यने उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले श्रेष्ठ बुद्धिसे युक्त धर्मात्मा एवं शुद्ध आचार-विचारवाले अपने पुत्र दिक्पाल कुक्षिको इसका उपदेश दिया। तदनन्तर नारायणके मुखसे निकला हुआ यह सात्वत धर्म फिर लुप्त हो गया

Transliteration

kukṣināmne sa pradadau diśāṃ pālāya dharmiṇe | tato 'py antardadhe bhūyo nārāyaṇamukhodbhavaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He transmitted this teaching to the righteous guardian of the quarters named Kukṣi. After that, this Sātvata dharma—born from Nārāyaṇa’s own mouth—once again disappeared from circulation.

Word by Word

कुक्षिनाम्नेto (the one) named Kukṣi

सःhe

प्रददौgave, bestowed

दिशाम्the directions (quarters)

पालायto the guardian/protector

धर्मिणेto the righteous one

ततःthen, thereafter

अपिalso, even

अन्तर्दधेdisappeared, became hidden

भूयःagain, once more

नारायणमुखोद्भवःborn from Nārāyaṇa’s mouth

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kukṣi (dikpāla / guardian of the directions)

Nārāyaṇa

Sātvata-dharma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes