Shloka 4

Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration

Devanagari script

क्षणं हर्षान्वितो भूप राजा विष्णुपरायणः । नागकन्यास्तु ताः सर्वा वारुणीसहिता मुदा ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

kṣaṇaṃ harṣānvito bhūpa rājā viṣṇuparāyaṇaḥ | nāgakanyāstu tāḥ sarvā vāruṇīsahitā mudā || 4 ||

Translation

ຊົ່ວຂະນະໜຶ່ງ ພະຣາຊາ ຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າແຜ່ນດິນ ຜູ້ອຸທິດໃຈແດ່ພຣະວິສນຸ ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມປິຕິ; ແລະນາກະກັນຍາທັງຫມົດ ພ້ອມວາຣຸນີ ກໍຍິນດີດ້ວຍມຸທິຕາ।

Word by Word

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular (neuter)

• हर्ष-अन्वितः: filled with joy
• हर्ष-अन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past participle used adjectivally; ‘endowed with joy’

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• विष्णु-परायणः: devoted to Vishnu
• विष्णु-परायणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular; ‘devoted to Viṣṇu’

• नाग-कन्याः: the nāga-maidens
• नाग-कन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; pronoun nominative plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural

• वारुणी-सहिताः: accompanied by Vāruṇī
• वारुणी-सहिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुणी (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; past participle used adjectivally; ‘accompanied by Vāruṇī’

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Hetu/Prakāra (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular; ‘with joy’

Speaker

Suta (narrator)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"A sudden surge of joy arises in the Viṣṇu-devoted king and spreads contagiously to the Nāga-maidens and Vāruṇī, creating a shared celebratory mood."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Naga-kanyas
• Varuni

FAQs

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

It highlights the devotional temperament (viṣṇu-parāyaṇatā) as the inner cause of auspicious joy, showing how bhakti naturally produces gladness in both the devotee and the surrounding divine beings within the tirtha narrative.

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

By describing the king explicitly as “viṣṇu-parāyaṇa,” the verse presents single-pointed reliance on Viṣṇu as a defining mark of the ideal devotee, with the immediate fruit being uplifted joy (harṣa) rather than mere worldly gain.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative reinforcement of bhakti-rasa within a tirtha-mahātmya setting rather than instruction in ritual procedure, grammar, or astrology.