Shloka 7

आदि पर्व — अध्याय 39: तक्षक–काश्यप संवादः, न्यग्रोधसंजीवनम्, पारिक्षितोपायः

Devanagari script

हितो हायं सदास्माकं प्रियकारी च नागराट्‌ । प्रसादं कुरु देवेश शमयास्य मनोज्वरम्‌,'देवेश्वर! नागराज वासुकि हमारे हितैषी हैं और सदा हमलोगोंके प्रिय कार्यमें लगे रहते हैं; अत: आप इनपर कृपा करें और इनके मनमें जो चिन्ताकी आग जल रही है, उसे बुझा दें!

Transliteration

hito hāyaṃ sadāsmākaṃ priyakārī ca nāgarāṭ | prasādaṃ kuru deveśa śamayāsya manojvaram ||

Translation

Elāpatra dit : « Ô Seigneur des dieux, ce roi des serpents (Vāsuki) est toujours notre bienfaiteur et s’emploie sans cesse à des actes qui nous sont agréables. Aussi, accorde-lui ta faveur et apaise la fièvre d’inquiétude qui brûle dans son esprit. »

Word by Word

हितःbeneficial, well-wishing

हindeed, surely

अयम्this (one)

सदाalways

अस्माकम्of us, our

प्रियकारीdoing what is pleasing (to us)

चand

नागराट्the king of serpents

प्रसादम्favor, grace

कुरुdo, grant

देवेशO lord of gods

शमयpacify, allay

अस्यof him, his

मनोज्वरम्mental fever, anxiety

Speaker

एलापत्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Elāpatra

Vāsuki

Deveśa (Lord of the gods)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights compassionate advocacy: a community member (Elāpatra) speaks up for a virtuous leader (Vāsuki), urging divine grace to relieve mental suffering—suggesting that merit and service invite support, and that calming another’s distress is a dharmic act.

What is happening in the narrative?

Elāpatra addresses the Lord of the gods on behalf of Vāsuki, describing him as consistently helpful and pleasing to the nāgas, and requests that the deity grant favor and pacify Vāsuki’s inner turmoil (manojvara).