Shloka 5

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

तस्य दारयतः पृथ्वीं सुतीक्ष्णेन खुरेण हि । गृहगोधाभवत्तस्मिन् भूभागांतर्गता किल ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

tasya dārayataḥ pṛthvīṃ sutīkṣṇena khureṇa hi | gṛhagodhābhavattasmin bhūbhāgāṃtargatā kila || 5 ||

Translation

彼がきわめて鋭い蹄で大地を裂き開いていたとき、まさにその地において、土の一部に潜り入って家守（グリハゴーダー）が生じたと伝えられる。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (contextual)

• दारयतः: while (he was) tearing/splitting
• दारयतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive to तस्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दॄ (धातु) → दारयत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पृथ्वीम्: the earth
• पृथ्वीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुतीक्ष्णेन: with very sharp
• सुतीक्ष्णेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) खुरेण

• खुरेण: with (his) hoof
• खुरेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• गृहगोधा: a house-lizard
• गृहगोधा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + गोधा (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'house-lizard'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/time)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (contextual)

• भूभाग-अन्तर्गताः: having gone inside a part of the ground
• भूभाग-अन्तर्गताः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू + भाग + अन्तर्गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'entered within the earth-portion'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) गृहगोधा

• किल: it is said/indeed
• किल: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: report/hearsay)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to the Sanatkumara brothers, Uttara-Bhaga style tirtha-mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Characters & Entities

• Prithvi (Earth)

FAQs

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

It frames a tirtha-mahatmya style event where a striking physical act (splitting the earth) produces an unusual consequence, signaling that the place and the unfolding narrative carry karmic and sacred significance.

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

Indirectly: in Uttara-Bhaga narratives, extraordinary occurrences in a locale prepare the listener for faith (śraddhā) in the tirtha’s power—supporting devotion through reverent attention to sacred places and their divinely guided histories.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedanga instruction is given in this verse; it functions primarily as puranic narration (ākhyāna) used in mahatmya sections rather than as a direct teaching in vyākaraṇa, jyotiṣa, or kalpa.