Shloka 1

Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । नाधिकारो मया मीरु कृतो नृपपरिग्रहे । श्रमातुरस्य निद्रा मे प्रवृत्ता मुखदायिनी ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

rājovāca | nādhikāro mayā mīru kṛto nṛpaparigrahe | śramāturasya nidrā me pravṛttā mukhadāyinī || 1 ||

Translation

Raja berkata: “Wahai Mīru, dalam urusan kepemilikan kerajaan aku tidak menegaskan hak apa pun. Karena letih oleh kerja, tidur telah datang kepadaku, membawa kenyamanan dan kelegaan.”

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• अधिकारः: authority/right
• अधिकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/स्त्री (common), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (sg.)

• मीरु: O Mīru
• मीरु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; (पाठान्तर/नामरूप)

• कृतः: made/established
• कृतः: Kriyā-sādhana/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle, PPP), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘अधिकारः’ इत्यस्य विधेयविशेषणम् (predicate)

• नृपपरिग्रहे: in the king’s acceptance/marriage (taking a wife)
• नृपपरिग्रहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: नृपस्य परिग्रहः), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (sg.)

• श्रमातुरस्य: of (me) exhausted by fatigue
• श्रमातुरस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रम + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha: श्रमेण आतुरः), पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसक (n.)—अत्र षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (sg.); ‘मम’ (implicit) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• निद्रा: sleep
• निद्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.)

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th)/चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (my)

• प्रवृत्ता: has arisen/started
• प्रवृत्ता: Kriyā-sādhana/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.); ‘निद्रा’ इत्यस्य विधेयविशेषणम्

• मुखदायिनी: bringing comfort/pleasantness
• मुखदायिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख + दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: मुखं ददाति/मुखं दायिनी—मुखसुखदायिनी इत्यर्थे), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg.), ‘निद्रा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

King (Raja)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Mīru

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights restraint and non-possessiveness in royal matters: the king disclaims personal entitlement and acknowledges human limitation (fatigue and sleep), pointing to humility and detachment as supports for dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly, it sets a bhakti-friendly ethic: when egoistic ownership and rivalry are relaxed, the mind becomes calmer and more receptive to devotion and remembrance—core themes in Narada Purana’s Vishnu-centered teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, etc.) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a narrative statement emphasizing rāja-dharma and psychological realism (fatigue leading to sleep).