Shloka 10

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

न धरां भूधरोपेतां वरये वसुधाधिप । यद्विदिष्याम्यहं काले तत्कार्यमविशंकया ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

na dharāṃ bhūdharopetāṃ varaye vasudhādhipa | yadvidiṣyāmyahaṃ kāle tatkāryamaviśaṃkayā || 10 ||

Translation

ഹേ വസുധാധിപാ! പർവ്വതശോഭിതമായ ഭൂമിയെ ഞാൻ വരിക്കുന്നില്ല. കാലക്രമത്തിൽ ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നതെന്തോ, ആ കാര്യം സംശയമില്ലാതെ നിർവഹിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• dharām: the earth
• dharām: Karma (कर्म/obj)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• bhūdhara-upetām: endowed with mountains
• bhūdhara-upetām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier of ‘dharām’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūdhara (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपेत (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) = ‘युक्त/समन्वित’; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूधरैः उपेता)

• varaye: I choose / I seek (in marriage)
• varaye: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vasudhā-adhipa: O lord of the earth
• vasudhā-adhipa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसुधायाः अधिपः)

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म/obj of ‘vidiṣyāmi’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• vidiṣyāmi: I shall know/learn
• vidiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• kāle: in time / at the proper time
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• tat-kāryam: that task / that which is to be done
• tat-kāryam: Karma (कर्म/that to be done)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (तद्-प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘तत्’ इति विशेषणं ‘कार्य’ इति विशेष्ये)

• aviśaṃkayā: without doubt
• aviśaṃkayā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-viśaṃkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; ‘विशङ्का’ (doubt) + नञ् (a-) → ‘अविशङ्का’; तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणत्वेन (instrumental used adverbially)

Speaker

Unspecified (a petitioner/adviser addressing a king: 'vasudhādhipa')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharmic clarity: one should not be swayed by external grandeur (like a mountain-rich land), but act decisively once the right course becomes known at the proper time.

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

Indirectly, it reflects bhakti-style trust: after discerning what is right (often through sacred counsel), one should carry it out with steadfastness and without doubt—an attitude central to devotional surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to kāla (proper timing), aligning with Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga’s concern for auspicious/appropriate time, and the broader dharmic principle of executing duties confidently once determined.