Shloka 4

Devanagari script

इह नानाविधाकारा नानाविधविभूषणा: । सुरसाया: सुता नागा निवसन्ति गतव्यथा:,यहाँ सुरसाके पुत्र नागगण शोक-संतापसे रहित होकर निवास करते हैं। इनके रूप-रंग और आभूषण अनेक प्रकारके हैं

Transliteration

iha nānāvidhākārā nānāvidhavibhūṣaṇāḥ | surasāyāḥ sutā nāgā nivasanti gatavyathāḥ ||

Translation

Nārada berkata: “Di sini berdiam para Nāga, putra-putra Surasā—bebas dari duka dan derita. Wujud mereka beraneka ragam, demikian pula perhiasan mereka.”

Word by Word

इहhere

नाना-विध-आकाराःof various kinds of forms/appearances

नाना-विध-विभूषणाःhaving various kinds of ornaments

सुरसायाःof Surasā

सुताःsons

नागाःNāgas (serpents)

निवसन्तिdwell/live

गत-व्यथाःfree from distress (whose distress has gone)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Surasā

Nāgas

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 a realm or community characterized by freedom from suffering (gatavyathāḥ) and harmonious prosperity, suggesting that well-being is marked not merely by splendor (forms and ornaments) but by the absence of inner affliction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the Nāgas—identified as the offspring of Surasā—emphasizing their diverse appearances and adornments and noting that they live without grief or distress in that place.