Shloka 9

Devanagari script

वेदश्रुति: प्रणष्टा च पुनरध्यापिता सुतै: । ततस्ते मन्त्रदा: पुत्रा: पितृत्वमुपपेदिरे,देवताओंका वेदज्ञान भूल गया था; फिर उनके पुत्रोंने ही उन्हें वेदश्रुतियोंको पढ़ाया। इसीसे वे मन्त्रदाता पुत्र पितृभावको प्राप्त हुए

Transliteration

vedaśrutiḥ praṇaṣṭā ca punaradhyāpitā sutaiḥ | tataste mantradāḥ putrāḥ pitṛtvamupapedirē ||

Translation

Nārada berkata: Tradisi suci Veda—yang didengar dan diwariskan—pernah lenyap, lalu diajarkan semula oleh anak-anak mereka sendiri. Maka anak-anak itu—yang menjadi pemberi mantra—pun mengambil kedudukan seumpama bapa, kerana merekalah yang memulihkan kepada para tua-tua pengetahuan Veda yang menjadi sandaran kewibawaan rohani.

Word by Word

वेदश्रुतिःVedic tradition/recitation (Vedic hearing)

प्रणष्टाlost, perished

चand

पुनःagain

अध्यापिताwas caused to be taught / was taught

सुतैःby (their) sons

ततःthereupon, therefore

तेthey

मन्त्रदाःgivers of mantras

पुत्राःsons

पितृत्वम्fatherhood, the status of a father

उपपेदिरेattained, came to

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

sons (putrāḥ/sutāḥ)

Vedic śruti (vedaśrutiḥ)

mantras (mantra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Spiritual authority is grounded in preserving and transmitting sacred knowledge; when sons restore lost Vedic learning to their elders, they earn a father-like status because they become the source of that sustaining wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada describes a situation where Vedic śruti had been forgotten; the sons re-taught it, and by becoming the bestowers of mantras they effectively assumed the role of fathers toward those they instructed.