Shloka 6
Nārada Instructs Dakṣa’s Sons; Allegory of the World; Dakṣa Curses Nārada
उवाच चाथ हर्यश्वा: कथं स्रक्ष्यथ वै प्रजा: । अदृष्ट्वान्तं भुवो यूयं बालिशा बत पालका: ॥ ६ ॥ तथैकपुरुषं राष्ट्रं बिलं चादृष्टनिर्गमम् । बहुरूपां स्त्रियं चापि पुमांसं पुंश्चलीपतिम् ॥ ७ ॥ नदीमुभयतो वाहां पञ्चपञ्चाद्भुतं गृहम् । क्वचिद्धंसं चित्रकथं क्षौरपव्यं स्वयं भ्रमि ॥ ८ ॥
uvāca cātha haryaśvāḥ kathaṁ srakṣyatha vai prajāḥ adṛṣṭvāntaṁ bhuvo yūyaṁ bāliśā bata pālakāḥ
ਦੇਵਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਰਦ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਹੇ ਹਰ੍ਯਸ਼ਵੋ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੇਖੇ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਣਜਾਣ ਬਾਲਕ ਹੋ। ਇੱਕ ਐਸਾ ਰਾਜ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕੇਵਲ ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਵੱਸਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਐਸਾ ਬਿਲ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖ਼ਲ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਕੋਈ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਨਿਕਲਦਾ। ਉੱਥੇ ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰਹੀਣ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਅਨੇਕ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਵੇਸ਼-ਭੂਸ਼ਾ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਸਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਇਕੱਲਾ ਪੁਰਖ ਹੀ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਤੀ ਹੈ। ਉੱਥੇ ਦੋਹੀਂ ਪਾਸੀਂ ਵਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਨਦੀ ਹੈ, ਪੱਚੀ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਿਆ ਅਦਭੁਤ ਘਰ ਹੈ, ਨਾਨਾ ਧੁਨੀਆਂ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੰਸ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਸਤਰੇ ਤੇ ਵਜ੍ਰ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਤਿੱਖੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਿਆ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਯੰਤਰ ਵੀ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਭ ਨਾ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਰਚੋਗੇ?
Nārada Muni saw that the boys known as the Haryaśvas were already purified because of living in that holy place and were practically ready for liberation. Why then should they be encouraged to become entangled in family life, which is so dark that once having entered it one cannot leave it? Through this analogy, Nārada Muni asked them to consider why they should follow their father’s order to be entangled in family life. Indirectly, he asked them to find within the cores of their hearts the situation of the Supersoul, Lord Viṣṇu, for then they would truly be experienced. In other words, one who is too involved in his material environment and does not look within the core of his heart is increasingly entangled in the illusory energy. Nārada Muni’s purpose was to get the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa to divert their attention toward spiritual realization instead of involving themselves in the ordinary but complicated affairs of propagation. The same advice was given by Prahlāda Mahārāja to his father ( Bhāg. 7.5.5 ):
FAQs
This verse shows Nārada cautioning that worldly duties like procreation should not be pursued blindly; one should first understand the nature and limits of material existence.
Dakṣa’s sons were sent to populate the universe, but Nārada redirected them toward deeper inquiry and renunciation, warning them that they had not grasped the true goal of life.
Before major life commitments, cultivate self-knowledge, spiritual practice, and clarity of purpose so responsibilities are guided by wisdom rather than impulse.