Shloka 7

रसातल-वर्णनम्

Rasātala Description: Surabhi, Phenapāḥ, and the Directional Cows

Devanagari script

नामानि चैषां वक्ष्यामि यथा प्राधान्यत: शृणु । मातले श्लाघ्यमेतद्धि कुलं विष्णुपरिग्रहम्‌

Transliteration

nāmāni caiṣāṃ vakṣyāmi yathā prādhānyataḥ śṛṇu | mātale ślāghyam etad dhi kulaṃ viṣṇuparigraham ||

Translation

ਹੇ ਮਾਤਲੀ! ਹੁਣ ਮੈਂ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਦੱਸਦਾ ਹਾਂ—ਤੂੰ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਣ। ਇਹ ਕੁਲ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾਯੋਗ ਹੈ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਹ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂ ਦੀ ਸਰਣ ਅਤੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਹੇਠ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एषाम्: of these (persons)
• एषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as / in the manner (that)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• प्राधान्यतः: by priority; chiefly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राधान्य

• शृणु: hear; listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मातले: O Mātali
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: मातलि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्लाघ्यम्: praiseworthy
• श्लाघ्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लाघ्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• कुलम्: family; lineage
• कुलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विष्णु-परिग्रहम्: having Viṣṇu as protector/guardian; under Viṣṇu’s patronage
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु-परिग्रह
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mātali
• Viṣṇu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True eminence of a lineage is grounded not merely in power or fame but in alignment with the divine—being ‘under Viṣṇu’s protection’ implies a standard of dharmic worthiness and spiritual legitimacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Mātali and announces that he will list the principal names among a certain group or clan, emphasizing beforehand that their family is especially commendable because of its association with and protection by Lord Viṣṇu.