Shloka 9

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

शीघ्रमाहर चार्वंगिजलं जलजलोचने । येन मूर्च्छागतां सिंचे गृहगोधां विमर्द्दिताम् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

śīghramāhara cārvaṃgijalaṃ jalajalocane | yena mūrcchāgatāṃ siṃce gṛhagodhāṃ vimardditām || 9 ||

Translation

“लवकर पाणी आण, हे चार्वंगी, हे कमलनेत्रे! ज्याने आघाताने मूर्च्छित झालेल्या गृहगोधेवर शिंपडून तिला शुद्धीवर आणता येईल.”॥९॥

Word by Word

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb; accusative used adverbially)

• आहर: bring
• आहर: आज्ञा-क्रिया (Imperative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चार्वङ्गि: O beautiful-limbed one
• चार्वङ्गि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'one whose limbs are beautiful'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• जलजलोचने: O water-eyed one
• जलजलोचने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + जलोचन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: 'water-eyed' = eyes like water/lotus-like), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• येन: by which (water)
• येन: करण (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; साधनार्थे

• मूर्च्छागताम्: fainted
• मूर्च्छागताम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्च्छा + गत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) गृहगोधाम्

• सिञ्चे: sprinkle (her)
• सिञ्चे: आज्ञा-क्रिया (Imperative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (सिञ्चस्व/सिञ्चे as Vedic/epic variant)

• गृहगोधाम्: the house-lizard
• गृहगोधाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + गोधा (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('house-lizard'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• विमर्दिताम्: crushed/bruised
• विमर्दिताम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मृद्/मर्द् (धातु) → विमर्दित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) गृहगोधाम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic dialogue frame; imperative speech within the narrative)

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 highlights day-to-day dharma—compassion and non-injury (ahiṃsā)—even toward small creatures, presented through a simple, immediate act of reviving an injured being.

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

Though not explicitly theological, it supports bhakti as lived virtue: kindness and protection of life are practical expressions of sattva and devotion-aligned conduct within Purāṇic narratives.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) instruction appears; the verse is primarily a narrative injunction emphasizing ethical practice (dharma/ahiṃsā) in ordinary situations.