Shloka 18

The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada

Devanagari script

शासयित्वा कृताः सर्वे निराहारा हरेर्दिने । तेन मे न सुखं किंचिदवलीढं धरातले ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

śāsayitvā kṛtāḥ sarve nirāhārā harerdine | tena me na sukhaṃ kiṃcidavalīḍhaṃ dharātale || 18 ||

Translation

ເມື່ອຖືກລົງໂທດແລ້ວ ທຸກຄົນຖືກໃຫ້ອົດອາຫານໃນວັນສັກສິດຂອງພຣະຫຣິ. ເພາະເຫດນັ້ນ ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ເຄີຍລິ້ມລອງຄວາມສຸກແມ່ນແຕ່ນ້ອຍໆໃນໂລກນີ້.

Word by Word

• शासयित्वा: having disciplined/punished
• शासयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative धातु (शासय-); क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• कृताः: made/caused (to be)
• कृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; (सर्वे/निराहाराः इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• निराहाराः: fasting
• निराहाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सर्वे)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th) एकवचन (enclitic)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• सुखम्: happiness/comfort
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अत्र कर्म/विषयभावः

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रमाण (indefinite)

• अवलीढम्: tasted/licked/enjoyed
• अवलीढम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-लिह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (सुखं किञ्चित् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• धरातले: on the earth’s surface
• धरातले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: धरायाः तलम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Uttara-Bhaga; dialogue frame traditionally tied to Narada’s instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From the fact of punishment and forced fasting to remorse and a lingering sense of joylessness on earth."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how enforced austerity—especially fasting on Hari’s sacred day—can become a source of suffering when it is imposed as punishment rather than embraced as devotion, leading to a sense of joylessness in worldly life.

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

By centering the observance on “Hari’s day,” the verse points to Vishnu-oriented vrata practice; it implies that true bhakti is voluntary, faith-filled restraint, not mere external fasting done under compulsion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (kalpa-style vrata practice) is implied through “nirāhāra” on a sacred tithi/day associated with Hari (commonly Ekādaśī), emphasizing correct observance of fasting rules as part of dharmic practice.