Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ततः पद्मायुतं तात मृगैः सह चचार सा | पुनर्गत्वा ततो नन्‍्दां पुण्यां शीतामलोदकाम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ padmāyutaṃ tāta mṛgaiḥ saha cacāra sā | punargatvā tato nandāṃ puṇyāṃ śītāmalodakām

Translation

Then, dear one, she wandered about together with the deer amid a lotus-filled tract. After that, she went again to Nandā—a sacred river whose waters were cool and clear—suggesting a movement from the wild, instinctive realm toward a purifying, auspicious refuge.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: true

• पद्मायुतम्: a lotus-cluster/lotus-thicket (lit. ten-thousand lotuses)
• पद्मायुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मायुत (पद्म + अयुत)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तात: O dear (son)/O dear one
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मृगैः: with deer
• मृगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: true

• चचार: wandered/roamed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (चरति)
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः/सा/तत्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: true

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Active

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: true

• नन्दाम्: Nandā (name of a river/stream)
• नन्दाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुण्याम्: holy/auspicious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शीतामलोदकाम्: having cool, clear water
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतामलोदक (शीत + अमल + उदक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Nandā (river)
• mṛga (deer)
• padma (lotuses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses natural and sacred imagery to imply an ethical movement: from roaming amid worldly, instinct-driven surroundings (with the deer) toward a purifying, auspicious locus (the holy river Nandā), highlighting the value of seeking clarity and sanctity after wandering or disturbance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a female figure roaming in a lotus-rich area together with deer, and then going again to the sacred river Nandā, characterized by cool and clear waters.