Shloka 14

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

स पूज्यमानो देवैश्व गन्धर्वैक्रेषिभिस्तथा

Transliteration

sa pūjyamāno devaiś ca gandharvair ṛṣibhis tathā, āsīt kila mahārāja śukābhipatane tadā |

Translation

ビーシュマは語った。「大王よ、そのときシュカが天へと舞い上がると、神々とガンダルヴァ、そして聖仙たちはこぞって彼を礼拝した。かくして讃えられ、四方の空は、敬虔に捧げられた天上の花の雨に覆われたかのようであった。」

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present passive participle (शानच्), passive sense

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गन्धर्वैः: by the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ऋषिभिः: by the sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• किल: indeed/it is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शुक-अभिपतने: at/when the ascent (flight) of Śuka (Śukadeva) [occurred]
• शुक-अभिपतने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक + अभिपतन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira
• Shuka (Shukadeva)
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Rishis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True spiritual realization and purity command reverence across all realms; the honour shown by gods and sages signifies that inner renunciation and wisdom are higher than worldly status.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Śukadeva rises upward (in a miraculous ascent), celestial beings—gods, Gandharvas, and sages—worship him, traditionally marked by offerings such as showers of divine flowers that fill the sky.