Shloka 20

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

Devanagari script

ततः पद्मायुतं तात मृगैः सह चचार सा | पुनर्गत्वा ततो नन्‍्दां पुण्यां शीतामलोदकाम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ padmāyutaṃ tāta mṛgaiḥ saha cacāra sā | punargatvā tato nandāṃ puṇyāṃ śītāmalodakām

Translation

ਫਿਰ, ਹੇ ਤਾਤ! ਉਹ ਕਮਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਿਰਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਵਿਚਰਦੀ ਰਹੀ। ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਉਹ ਮੁੜ ਪੁੰਨਮਈ ਨੰਦਾ ਨਦੀ ਕੋਲ ਗਈ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਜਲ ਠੰਢਾ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: true

• पद्मायुतम्: a lotus-cluster/lotus-thicket (lit. ten-thousand lotuses)
• पद्मायुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मायुत (पद्म + अयुत)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तात: O dear (son)/O dear one
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मृगैः: with deer
• मृगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: true

• चचार: wandered/roamed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (चरति)
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः/सा/तत्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: true

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Active

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: true

• नन्दाम्: Nandā (name of a river/stream)
• नन्दाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुण्याम्: holy/auspicious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शीतामलोदकाम्: having cool, clear water
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतामलोदक (शीत + अमल + उदक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Nandā (river)
• mṛga (deer)
• padma (lotuses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses natural and sacred imagery to imply an ethical movement: from roaming amid worldly, instinct-driven surroundings (with the deer) toward a purifying, auspicious locus (the holy river Nandā), highlighting the value of seeking clarity and sanctity after wandering or disturbance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a female figure roaming in a lotus-rich area together with deer, and then going again to the sacred river Nandā, characterized by cool and clear waters.