Shloka 2

नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants

Devanagari script

अनल्पेन प्रयत्नेन निर्मित विश्वकर्मणा । मयेन मनसा सृष्टं पातालतलमाश्रितम्‌,असुरोंके विश्वकर्मा मयने अपने मानसिक संकल्पके अनुसार महान्‌ प्रयत्न करके पाताललोकके भीतर इस नगरका निर्माण किया है

Transliteration

analpena prayatnena nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | mayena manasā sṛṣṭaṃ pātālatalam āśritam ||

Translation

Nārada dit : «Ce n’est pas sans un grand effort que Viśvakarman l’a bâtie ; mais elle fut d’abord conçue par Maya, par la puissance de son esprit. Cette cité, née de ce dessein mental et réalisée par un art d’exception, est établie dans le royaume souterrain de Pātāla.»

Word by Word

अनल्पेनwith no small (i.e., great)

प्रयत्नेनwith effort

निर्मितम्made/constructed

विश्वकर्मणाby Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

मयेनby Maya (the Asura architect)

मनसाby mind; mentally

सृष्टम्created

पातालतलम्the nether-region level (Pātāla-ground)

आश्रितम्situated in; having resorted to

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Viśvakarman

Maya

Pātāla

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 how extraordinary works arise from both inner conception (manas/saṅkalpa) and sustained effort (prayatna). Mental design alone is incomplete without disciplined execution, and even great craftsmanship is guided by intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a wondrous city in Pātāla: it was mentally conceived by Maya and then constructed with great effort by Viśvakarman, emphasizing its marvel and the collaboration of design and building.