Shloka 353

Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī

Devanagari script

भवान्‌ प्रसाद कुरुतात्‌ स्वगदिशाय मे प्रभो । तब पर्वतने नारदजीको प्रणाम करके कहा--'प्रभो! आप मुझे स्वर्गमें जानेके लिये आज्ञा देनेकी कृपा करें"

Transliteration

bhavān prasādaṁ kurutāt svagatiśāya me prabho |

Translation

Lalu Parvata menunduk memberi hormat kepada Nārada dan berkata: “Wahai Tuan, kasihanilah aku; kurniakanlah izin kepadaku untuk pergi ke syurga.”

Word by Word

• भवान्: you (honored one)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरुतात्: may (he/you) do; please do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्वर्गदिशाय: for (my) going toward heaven / for the heavenly direction
• स्वर्गदिशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गदिशा
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Nārada
• Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights humility and dharmic propriety: even a revered sage seeks grace and explicit permission from a higher authority before proceeding, emphasizing respectful conduct and orderly transition in one’s duties.

What is happening in the narrative?

After offering obeisance, Nārada addresses the Lord (here framed as Śrī Kṛṣṇa speaking in the section) and requests favor—specifically, authorization to depart and go to Svarga, indicating a formal leave-taking within the dialogue.