Shloka 25

Śakrasya Divyā Sabhā

Indra’s Radiant Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

स्तुतिभिम्मड्नलैश्वैव स्तुवन्त: कर्मभिस्तथा

Transliteration

stutibhir maṅgalaiś caiva stuvantaḥ karmabhis tathā

Translation

“With hymns and auspicious benedictions, they praised (him); and likewise, through their prescribed acts and services, they continued to honor him.”

Word by Word

• स्तुतिभिः: with praises
• स्तुतिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• मङ्गलैः: with auspicious words/benedictions
• मङ्गलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• स्तुवन्तः: praising
• स्तुवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• कर्मभिः: with deeds/acts
• कर्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: thus/so/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic honor: reverence is expressed not only through speech (hymns and auspicious blessings) but also through conduct (appropriate actions and duties). Ethical respect is complete when words and deeds align.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada describes a scene of formal praise and honoring—people (or attendants) are extolling someone with laudatory and auspicious utterances while simultaneously performing fitting services or ritual duties, indicating a ceremonious reception or veneration.