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Shloka 33

Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta

Chapter 6

Devanagari script

ततो निवर्त्य संवर्त: परिश्रान्त उपाविशत्‌ । शीतलच्छायमासाद्य न्यग्रोध॑ बहुशाखिनम्‌,तब संवर्त मुनि लौटकर शीतल छायासे युक्त तथा अनेक शाखाओंसे सुशोभित एक बरगदके नीचे थककर बैठ गये

Transliteration

tato nivartya saṃvartaḥ pariśrānta upāviśat | śītalacchāyām āsādya nyagrodhaṃ bahuśākhinaṃ ||

Translation

Then Saṃvarta, having turned back, sat down, weary. Seeking the cool shade of a many-branched banyan tree, he rested—an image of a sage pausing to regain composure and strength before the next step of his purpose.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

निवर्त्यhaving turned back / having returned

संवर्तःSamvarta (name of the sage)

परिश्रान्तःtired, exhausted

उपाविशत्sat down

शीतल-छायम्cool shade

आसाद्यhaving reached / having approached

न्यग्रोधम्a banyan tree

बहु-शाखिनम्having many branches

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saṃvarta

Nyagrodha (banyan tree)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a powerful ascetic must observe measure and self-care: pausing in cool shade symbolizes restraint, steadiness, and the disciplined management of one’s energies—qualities essential for dharmic action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Saṃvarta turns back from his prior movement, becomes fatigued, and sits beneath a large banyan tree to rest in its cool shade, marking a brief pause in the unfolding events.