Shloka 1636

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

शुको ददर्श धर्मात्मा पुष्पितद्रुमकाननाम्‌ | राजन! धर्मात्मा शुकने ऊर्ध्वलोकमें जाते समय खिले हुए वृक्षों और वनोंसे सुशोभित रमणीय मन्दाकिनी (आकाशगंगा) का दर्शन किया

Transliteration

śuko dadarśa dharmātmā puṣpitadrumakānanām |

Translation

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ധർമ്മാത്മാവായ ശുകൻ പുഷ്പിതവൃക്ഷങ്ങളാൽ ശോഭിക്കുന്ന വനഭൂമി കണ്ടു. ഊർധ്വലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുമ്പോൾ പുഷ്പിതോദ്യാനങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതമായ രമ്യമായ മന്ദാകിനിയെ അദ്ദേഹം ദർശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• शुकः: Śuka (the sage/parrot-sage)
• शुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुष्पित-द्रुमकाननाम्: having forests of flowering trees
• पुष्पित-द्रुमकाननाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पितद्रुमकानन
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śuka
• Mandākinī (celestial Gaṅgā)
• flowering trees
• groves/forests
• higher worlds (ūrdhvaloka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage frames spiritual ascent as the natural culmination of a life rooted in dharma: the dharmātmā (righteous-souled) experiences auspicious, purified realms, symbolized by the celestial Mandākinī and blossoming groves.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Śuka, while journeying to the higher worlds, beholds a beautiful landscape of flowering forests and the Mandākinī (heavenly Gaṅgā), marking his upward passage and the sanctity of his destination.