Shloka 15

नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal

Devanagari script

तस्मादपि च निर्मुक्ता अनिरुद्धतनौ स्थिता:

Transliteration

tasmād api ca nirmuktā aniruddha-tanau sthitāḥ

Translation

Nārada berkata: “Maka, setelah terlepas bahkan daripada ikatan itu, mereka pun berdiam dalam bentuk-tubuh Aniruddha—teguh, mantap berasaskan diri pada-Nya.”

Word by Word

तस्मात्from that; therefore

अपिalso; even

चand

निर्मुक्ताःreleased; freed

अनिरुद्धतनौin the unrestrained body/form

स्थिताःstanding; abiding

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Aniruddha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes liberation through complete detachment: once freed from prior bonds, the liberated ones remain firmly established in the divine reality represented here as Aniruddha—suggesting steadfast God-centeredness as the culmination of spiritual practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada continues an instruction in the Śānti Parva, describing the state of those who have become free: they are no longer entangled in former constraints and are portrayed as abiding in Aniruddha’s form/presence, indicating their settled, unwavering spiritual attainment.