Shloka 89

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

सत्ये स्थिता हि तरवः फलपुष्पप्रदर्शिनः । दिव्यादिसाधनं नॄणां सत्याधारं महीपते ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

satye sthitā hi taravaḥ phalapuṣpapradarśinaḥ | divyādisādhanaṃ nṝṇāṃ satyādhāraṃ mahīpate || 89 ||

Translation

ഹേ മഹീപതേ! വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ സത്യത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതരായി ഫലവും പുഷ്പവും പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; അതുപോലെ മനുഷ്യർക്കു ദിവ്യസാധനങ്ങളുടെയും മറ്റു ആത്മസാധനങ്ങളുടെയും അടിസ്ഥാനം സത്യമാണ്।

Word by Word

• satye: in truth
• satye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative basis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sthitāḥ: standing / established
• sthitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• taravaḥ: trees
• taravaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• phala-puṣpa-pradarśinaḥ: showing fruits and flowers
• phala-puṣpa-pradarśinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pradarśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (phala+puṣpa) with तत्पुरुष to pradarśin (फलपुष्पं प्रदर्शयन्ति इति)

• divya-ādi-sādhanam: means to attain heavenly etc. (ends)
• divya-ādi-sādhanam: Karta (कर्ता/predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (divyānām ādīnām sādhanam)

• nṝṇām: of men
• nṝṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• satya-ādhāram: having truth as its foundation
• satya-ādhāram: Karta (कर्ता/predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (satyam ādhāraḥ yasya / satye ādhāraḥ)

• mahīpate: O lord of the earth (king)
• mahīpate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Mahipati (King)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that satya (truthfulness) is not merely moral conduct but the sustaining base of all higher spiritual results—just as a tree rooted firmly can naturally produce flowers and fruits.

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

Bhakti is strengthened by inner integrity; truthfulness stabilizes the devotee’s mind and conduct, making worship, vows, and pilgrimage fruitful rather than merely external.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline—satya as a foundational niyama that supports mantra-japa, vrata observance, and tirtha-related rites.