Shloka 131

Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas

Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमाथश्वास्य राजानं नारदो भगवानृषि: । अनुज्ञाप्य महाराज तत्रैवान्तरधीयत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--महाराज जनमेजय! देवर्षि नारद इस प्रकार राजा युधिष्ठिरको आश्वासन देकर उनकी आज्ञा ले वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam āśvāsya rājānaṃ Nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | anujñāpya mahārāja tatraivāntaradhīyata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having thus consoled the king, the divine sage Nārada—after taking leave with the king’s permission—vanished then and there. The episode underscores the ethical force of reassurance given by a trustworthy seer: counsel is offered to steady a righteous ruler’s mind, and once its purpose is fulfilled, the sage withdraws without attachment.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

अथthen

आश्वास्यhaving consoled / reassured

राजानम्the king

नारदःNārada

भगवान्venerable, divine

ऋषिःsage

अनुज्ञाप्यhaving taken leave / having obtained permission

महाराजO great king

तत्रthere

एवindeed, just

अन्तर्धीयतdisappeared / became invisible

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Nārada

Janamejaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous leader benefits from steadying counsel, and true spiritual guidance is given without clinging—after consoling and setting the mind on dharma, the sage departs, indicating detachment and the completion of his ethical purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that Nārada, having reassured King Yudhiṣṭhira, takes formal leave with permission and then vanishes on the spot, marking the close of Nārada’s visit.