Shloka 14

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

चिंताविष्टो महीपालः कुशानास्तीर्य भूतले । वस्त्रं च तन्मना भूत्वा सुष्वाप धरणीतले ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

ciṃtāviṣṭo mahīpālaḥ kuśānāstīrya bhūtale | vastraṃ ca tanmanā bhūtvā suṣvāpa dharaṇītale || 14 ||

Translation

ചിന്തയിൽ മുങ്ങിയ രാജാവ് നിലത്ത് കുശപ്പുല്ല് വിരിച്ചു; അവിടെ ഒരു വസ്ത്രം വിരിച്ച്, മനസ്സ് അതിൽ നിശ്ചലമാക്കി, ഭൂമിയിലേയ്ക്ക് കിടന്ന് ഉറങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• cintā-viṣṭaḥ: overcome by worry
• cintā-viṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṭa (viś धातु-क्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त: entered/possessed); तत्पुरुषः: चिन्तया विष्टः (possessed by anxiety)

• mahī-pālaḥ: king, ruler
• mahī-pālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: महीपालः = पृथिव्याः पालकः (king)

• kuśān: kuśa grass (blades)
• kuśān: Karma (कर्म) / Object of āstīrya
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• āstīrya: having spread
• āstīrya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√stṛ (स्तृ धातु) → āstīrya (ल्यप्/gerund)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (ल्यप्/gerund): 'having spread'

• bhū-tale: on the ground
• bhū-tale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: भूमेः तलम् (on the ground)

• vastram: a cloth, garment
• vastram: Karma (कर्म) / Object (implicit: took/used as covering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• tat-manāḥ: with mind fixed on that
• tat-manāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: तस्मिन् मनः यस्य (whose mind is on that; absorbed in that)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु) → bhūtvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/gerund): 'having become'

• suṣvāpa: slept
• suṣvāpa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: svap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• dharaṇī-tale: on the earth
• dharaṇī-tale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: धरण्याः तलम् (on the earth's surface)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator (contextual narration of the king’s actions)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It portrays the king’s inner turmoil and his turning toward austerity-like simplicity—sleeping on the earth with kuśa-grass—often used in Purāṇic narratives to signal humility, repentance, or readiness for a dharmic turning-point.

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

While Bhakti is not stated explicitly here, the verse sets a devotional frame indirectly: distress leads the ruler away from comfort toward restraint and contemplation, which commonly precede prayer, vow (vrata), or surrender to a deity in the surrounding tirtha-mahātmya storyline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical ritual element is the use of kuśa-grass (a standard aid in Vedic and smārta rites). This aligns with Kalpa-style ritual practice rather than technical Vedāṅga instruction; no direct Jyotiṣa/Vyākaraṇa teaching appears in this verse.