Shloka 46

The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada

Devanagari script

पुत्रे विनयसंपन्ने वृत्ताशौर्यसमन्विते । प्रतापिनि वरारोहे पितुर्मोक्षो गृहे ध्रुवम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

putre vinayasaṃpanne vṛttāśauryasamanvite | pratāpini varārohe piturmokṣo gṛhe dhruvam || 46 ||

Translation

子が謙虚さと善き行いと勇気を備え、武威に輝くなら—おお高貴なる婦人よ—父の解脱は、まさしく自らの家のうちに確かに定まる。

Word by Word

• पुत्रे: in/with a son
• पुत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विनय-संपन्ने: endowed with humility/discipline
• विनय-संपन्ने: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक) + sampanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; संपन्न (kta from sam-pad) = ‘endowed’; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थः (vinayena sampannaḥ)

• वृत्त-शौर्य-समन्विते: possessed of good conduct and valor
• वृत्त-शौर्य-समन्विते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक) + śaurya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समन्वित (kta from sam-anv-i) = ‘possessed of’; (vṛttena śauryeṇa ca samanvitaḥ)

• प्रतापिनि: in a mighty/illustrious (son)
• प्रतापिनि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; -inान्त विशेषण

• वर-आरोहे: of noble lineage/exalted
• वर-आरोहे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + āroha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (varā ca sā ārohaḥ) — ‘of excellent ascent/lineage’; used as epithet

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• गृहे: in the house/home
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे नपुंसक-द्वितीया एकवचनवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial: certainly)

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching, addressing a woman as 'varārohe')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Assurance and consolation: listing the son’s virtues builds confidence, concluding with certainty that the father’s ‘mokṣa’ is secured at home."}

FAQs

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

It teaches that a household becomes a direct support for liberation when the next generation embodies vinaya (humility), sadācāra (good conduct), and śaurya (courage), making dharma itself a vehicle toward mokṣa.

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

By emphasizing character (vinaya and righteous conduct) as the foundation of spiritual progress, it aligns with bhakti ethics: devotion is not only ritual, but also visible in disciplined, dharmic living that uplifts the family and elders.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights sadācāra and nīti (ethical discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it points to dharma-based training and conduct—values commonly reinforced through śikṣā (proper training) and smārta norms of household life.