Shloka 124
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
सूत उवाच । एवमाभाष्य राजानं नारदो भगवानृषिः । अनुज्ञाप्य महाराजं तत्रैवांतरधीयत
sūta uvāca | evamābhāṣya rājānaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ | anujñāpya mahārājaṃ tatraivāṃtaradhīyata
スータは言った。かく王に語り終えると、神聖なる仙人ナーラダは大王に暇を告げ、その場にて忽然と姿を消した。
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूत उवाच → सूतः उवाच (विसर्गलोप/उच्चारण); एवमाभाष्य → एवम् + आभाष्य; भगवानृषिः → भगवान् + ऋषिः (सन्धि); तत्रैवांतरधीयत → तत्र + एव + अन्तरधीयत; राजानं, महाराजं as accusatives.
FAQs
Sūta narrates that Nārada finishes speaking to the king, takes formal leave, and then vanishes from the spot—signaling the close of that exchange.
Nārada is portrayed as a divine, freely traveling sage; his sudden disappearance is a conventional Purāṇic motif indicating supernatural mobility and a clear transition to the next narrative segment.
It reflects respectful closure in discourse—seeking permission before departing—while also emphasizing the sacred, otherworldly nature of divine sages within Purāṇic storytelling.