Shloka 2

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

केचिद्विद्रुमसंकाशाः केचिद्रजतसन्निभाः । केचिन्नीलसमप्रख्याः केचित्कांचनसत्विषः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

kecidvidrumasaṃkāśāḥ kecidrajatasannibhāḥ | kecinnīlasamaprakhyāḥ kecitkāṃcanasatviṣaḥ || 2 ||

Translation

あるものは珊瑚のごとく、あるものは銀のごとく見えた。あるものは瑠璃の青に輝き、あるものは黄金の光沢を燃え立たせていた。

Word by Word

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता/subject—elliptic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 'some'

• विद्रुमसंकाशाः: coral-like
• विद्रुमसंकाशाः: Visheshana (विशेषण to केचित्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्रुम + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'विद्रुम-सदृशाः'

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता/subject—elliptic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• रजतसन्निभाः: silver-like
• रजतसन्निभाः: Visheshana (विशेषण to केचित्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रजत + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'रजत-सदृशाः'

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता/subject—elliptic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• नीलसमप्रख्याः: blue-looking; like blue
• नीलसमप्रख्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण to केचित्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + सम + प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'नील-सदृश-प्रख्याः' (blue-like in appearance)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (कर्ता/subject—elliptic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• कांचनसत्विषः: golden-lustrous
• कांचनसत्विषः: Visheshana (विशेषण to केचित्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन + सत् + विष (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'काञ्चन-सदृश-त्विषः' (having golden luster)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It conveys the many-splendoured, awe-inspiring vision associated with a sacred setting—suggesting that divine or subtle beings/forms manifest with varied radiance, reinforcing the sanctity and transformative power of the tirtha context.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By emphasizing divine splendour and wondrous manifestation, it supports bhakti as a path where reverence, pilgrimage, and contemplative vision deepen faith—devotion grows when the sacred is experienced as vividly present.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it is primarily a descriptive passage used within a mahatmya-style narrative to evoke sacred perception.