Shloka 23

शक्र उवाच आप एव मनजुष्येषु द्रवन्त्य: परिचारिणी: । तास्ते पादं तितिक्षन्तामलमापस्तितिक्षितुम्‌,इन्द्रने कहा--लक्ष्मी! मनुष्यलोकमें जल ही सब ओर प्रवाहित होता है; अतः वही तुम्हारे दूसरे पैरका भार सहन करे; क्योंकि जल इस कार्यके लिये पूर्ण समर्थ है

śakra uvāca āpa eva manuṣyeṣu dravantyaḥ paricāriṇyaḥ | tāste pādaṃ titikṣantām alam āpas titikṣitum ||

ശക്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ലക്ഷ്മീ! മനുഷ്യലോകത്തിൽ ജലങ്ങളേയാണ് എല്ലായിടത്തും ഒഴുകി സേവകരെന്നപോലെ പരിചരിക്കുന്നത്. ആ ജലങ്ങൾ നിന്റെ പാദഭാരം വഹിക്കട്ടെ; ജലങ്ങൾ ഈ ഭാരം സഹിക്കാൻ പൂർണ്ണമായി സമർത്ഥമാണ്.

शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मनुष्येषुamong humans / in the human world
मनुष्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
द्रवन्त्यःflowing
द्रवन्त्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रवत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
परिचारिण्यःattendants/handmaids
परिचारिण्यः:
TypeNoun
Rootपरिचारिणी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
ताःthem/those (f.)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
तेof you/your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
पादम्foot
पादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तितिक्षन्ताम्let them endure/bear
तितिक्षन्ताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootतिज्
FormImperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
अलम्enough; capable/sufficient
अलम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअलम्
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तितिक्षितुम्to endure/bear
तितिक्षितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootतिज्
FormInfinitive (Tumun)

शक्र उवाच

Ś
Śakra (Indra)
Ā
Āpaḥ (Waters)
M
Manuṣyaloka (human world)

Educational Q&A

Endurance (titikṣā) and suitability: the burden should be placed where it can be borne without harm, and the capacity to sustain is itself a virtue aligned with cosmic order.

Indra (Śakra) explains that in the human realm waters move everywhere like attendants, so they should bear the (symbolic) foot—i.e., accept and sustain the assigned share of a burden because they are capable of it.