Shloka 9

Nahūṣa as Ajagara: Virtue Hierarchy, Karmic Gati, and the Psychology of Mind–Intellect

Devanagari script

ऊषुस्ततस्तत्र महानुभावा नारायणस्थानगता: समग्रा: कुबेरकान्तां नलिनीं विशोका: सम्पश्यमाना: सुरसिद्धजुष्टाम्‌

Transliteration

ūṣuḥ tatas tatra mahānubhāvā nārāyaṇasthānagatāḥ samagrāḥ | kuberakāntāṁ nalinīṁ viśokāḥ sampaśyamānāḥ surasiddhajuṣṭām ||

Translation

ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ನಂತರ ಆ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ನಾರಾಯಣನ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದರು. ಶೋಕವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವರು ಕುಬೇರನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದ ನಲಿನೀ ಸರೋವರವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದರು; ಅದನ್ನು ದೇವತೆಗಳೂ ಸಿದ್ಧರೂ ಸೇವಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।

Word by Word

ऊषुःthey dwelt / stayed

ततःthen; from there

तत्रthere

महानुभावाःgreat-souled (persons)

नारायणस्थानगताःhaving gone to the abode of Nārāyaṇa

समग्राःall together; entire

कुबेरकान्ताम्beloved of Kubera / charming to Kubera

नलिनीम्the lotus-lake

विशोकाःfree from sorrow

सम्पश्यमानाःbeholding; looking at

सुरसिद्धजुष्टाम्frequented by gods and siddhas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Nārāyaṇa

Kubera

nalinī (lotus-lake)

suras (gods)

siddhas (perfected beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Approaching a sacred place associated with the divine (Nārāyaṇa) and contemplating pure, auspicious surroundings is portrayed as a means to quiet sorrow and steady the mind—suggesting that right environment, reverence, and focused seeing can support inner restoration and dharmic resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

The group of great-souled travelers arrives at Nārāyaṇa’s sacred abode and remains there together. They gaze upon a lotus-lake dear to Kubera, a site visited by gods and siddhas, emphasizing the holiness and extraordinary nature of the location.