Shloka 19

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

शुकस्तु मारुतादुर्ध्व गतिं कृत्वान्तरिक्षगाम्‌

Transliteration

śukas tu mārutād ūrdhva-gatiṁ kṛtvāntarikṣa-gām

Translation

ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਪਰ ਸ਼ੁਕ ਨੇ ਹਵਾ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਉੱਚੀ ਗਤੀ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਕੇ, ਅੰਤਰਿਕਸ਼ ਦੇ ਮਾਰਗ (ਆਕਾਸ਼) ਰਾਹੀਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਥਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ।

Word by Word

• शुकः: Śuka
• शुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मारुतात्: from the wind (Vāyu)
• मारुतात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व

• गतिम्: movement/course
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• अन्तरिक्षगाम्: going through the sky (sky-going)
• अन्तरिक्षगाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तरिक्षग
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śuka
• Māruta (wind)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights transcendence: a realized sage is portrayed as moving beyond ordinary constraints (symbolized by surpassing the wind), suggesting mastery born of renunciation, yoga, and liberation-oriented discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes Śuka’s extraordinary passage through the sky, depicting him as taking an upward course surpassing the wind—an image used to convey Śuka’s exceptional spiritual status and freedom.