Shloka 45

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

anena vidhinā kārṣṇis tad ahaḥ śeṣam acyutaḥ | tāṃ ca rātriṃ nṛpakule vartayāmāsa bhārata bharatanandana ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「このようにして、バーラタの末裔よ、礼法の限界を決して踏み越えぬシュカは、その日の残りと夜のすべてを王宮にとどまって過ごした。」

Word by Word

अनेनby this

विधिनाby the method/rite

कार्ष्णिःKārṣṇi (a Vrishni; here: Krishna)

तत्that

अहःday

शेषम्remaining (part)

अच्युतःAcyuta (Krishna)

ताम्that

चand

रात्रिम्night

नृपकुलेin the royal household/palace

वर्तयामासspent/passed (time)

भारतO Bhārata

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Krishna (Kārṣṇi, Acyuta)

Bharata (addressee lineage)

Royal residence (nṛpakula)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 disciplined conduct: even a powerful agent like Krishna acts within maryādā (proper bounds), showing that ethical restraint and respect for social order are integral to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that Krishna remained in the royal household, spending the rest of the day and the entire night there, indicating a deliberate, orderly pause in events rather than impulsive action.