Shloka 58

Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra

Devanagari script

सत्यं ब्रह्मस्वरूपं हि तत्सत्यमभिधीमहि । सत्यं तु सर्वदा विप्र मंगलं मंगलप्रदम् ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

satyaṃ brahmasvarūpaṃ hi tatsatyamabhidhīmahi | satyaṃ tu sarvadā vipra maṃgalaṃ maṃgalapradam || 58 ||

Translation

ସତ୍ୟ ହିଁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମସ୍ୱରୂପ; ତେଣୁ ଆମେ ତାହାକୁ ‘ସତ୍ୟ’ ବୋଲି କହୁ। ହେ ବିପ୍ର, ସତ୍ୟ ସଦା ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟ ଏବଂ ମଙ୍ଗଳଦାୟକ।

Word by Word

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; abstract noun used predicatively

• ब्रह्मस्वरूपम्: having the nature of Brahman
• ब्रह्मस्वरूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः स्वरूपम्) used as predicate adjective to satyam

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/causal sense

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to तत्

• अभिधीमहि: we call/declare
• अभिधीमहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘we call/name’

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; repeated for emphasis

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), contrast/emphasis

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate noun for satyam

• मङ्गलप्रदम्: bestowing auspiciousness
• मङ्गलप्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मङ्गलं प्रददाति) qualifying satyam

Speaker

Suta (narrating the teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It equates satya (truth) with Brahman’s very nature, making truthfulness not merely ethics but a direct alignment with ultimate reality; hence it becomes inherently auspicious and merit-giving.

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

Bhakti rests on sincerity and integrity; by affirming truth as Brahman-nature, the verse implies that truthful speech and conduct purify the devotee and make worship, japa, and vrata spiritually fruitful.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reinforces the dharmic discipline of truthful speech (a key practical application of śāstric conduct); while not a technical Vedanga lesson, it supports correct mantra-japa and ritual efficacy through satya and śauca (purity).