Shloka 65

Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla

Devanagari script

इत्येतदसुरेन्द्राय काव्य: प्रोवाच भार्गव: । सुवर्णाय मनु: प्राह सुवर्णो नारदाय च

Transliteration

ity etad asurendrāya kāvyaḥ provāca bhārgavaḥ | suvarṇāya manuḥ prāha suvarṇo nāradāya ca |

Translation

भीष्म म्हणाले—राजन्! अशा प्रकारे भार्गव काव्य (शुक्राचार्य) यांनी असुरेंद्र बलीला हा प्रसंग सांगितला. मनूंनी तोच उपदेश तपस्वी सुवर्णाला दिला आणि सुवर्णाने पुढे नारदांना सांगितला. अशा रीतीने परंपरेने धूप-दीप इत्यादी दानांचे गुण वर्णिले गेले आणि शास्त्रोक्त विधीनुसार आचरण करण्याची प्रेरणा दिली गेली.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असुरेन्द्राय: to the lord of the Asuras
• असुरेन्द्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुरेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• काव्यः: Kāvya (Śukra)
• काव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुवर्णाय: to Suvarṇa
• सुवर्णाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राह: said/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुवर्णः: Suvarṇa
• सुवर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

शुक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)
• Kāvya
• Bhārgava
• Bali
• Asuras
• Manu
• Suvarṇa
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the authority of a dharmic instruction by showing its careful transmission through revered teachers, and it supports the ethical value of dāna—especially offerings like incense and lamps—performed according to proper method.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śukra (Kāvya), a Bhārgava, narrates a teaching to Bali; Manu passes it to the ascetic Suvarṇa; Suvarṇa teaches Nārada—establishing a lineage of instruction that validates the practice being recommended.