Shloka 9

Devanagari script

नारदेनाभ्यनुज्ञात: शुको द्वैपायनात्मज: । अभिवाद्य पु]नर्योगमास्थायाकाशमाविशत्‌,नारदजीकी आज्ञा पाकर व्यासकुमार शुकदेवजी उन्हें प्रणाम करके पुनः योगमें स्थित हो आकाशमें प्रविष्ट हुए। कैलासशिखरसे उछलकर वे तत्काल आकाशमें जा पहुँचे और सुनिश्चित ज्ञान पाकर वायुका रूप धारण करके श्रीमान्‌ शुकदेव अन्तरिक्षमें विचरने लगे

Transliteration

nāradenābhyanujñātaḥ śuko dvaipāyanātmajaḥ | abhivādya punar yogam āsthāyākāśam āviśat ||

Translation

Dengan izin Nārada, Śuka—putra Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)—bersujud hormat, lalu kembali menegakkan diri dalam yoga dan memasuki angkasa.

Word by Word

नारदेनby Narada

अभ्यनुज्ञातःhaving been permitted/authorized

शुकःShuka

द्वैपायन-आत्मजःson of Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

पुनःagain

योगम्yoga (meditative absorption)

आस्थायhaving entered upon/assuming

आकाशम्the sky

आविशत्entered

Speaker

शुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Śuka (Śukadeva)

Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Ākāśa (sky/space)

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 underscores disciplined renunciation guided by proper spiritual authority: after receiving Nārada’s consent, Śuka acts with humility (salutation) and steadiness (re-entering yoga), illustrating the yogin’s non-attachment and inner freedom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śuka, Vyāsa’s son, is granted leave by Nārada; he bows to him, resumes yogic absorption, and then departs by entering the sky—signaling his continued journey as an accomplished ascetic.