Shloka 17

Devanagari script

सा विनिःसृत्य वै खेभ्यो दक्षिणामाश्रिता दिशम्‌ | ददृशाते च तां कन्यां देवौ विश्वेश्वरावुभी,वह ब्रह्माजीके इन्द्रियछिद्रोंस निकलकर दक्षिण दिशाकी ओर चल दी। उस समय उन दोनों जगदीश्वरों (ब्रह्मा और शिव) ने उस कनन्‍्याको देखा

Transliteration

sā viniḥsṛtya vai khebhyo dakṣiṇām āśritā diśam | dadṛśāte ca tāṁ kanyāṁ devau viśveśvarāv ubhī ||

Translation

Tendo emergido pelas aberturas do corpo, ela se voltou e seguiu para o quadrante do sul. Nesse momento, os dois senhores do universo—Brahmā e Śiva—avistaram aquela donzela.

Word by Word

साshe

विनिःसृत्यhaving gone out/emerged

वैindeed

खेभ्यःfrom the apertures/holes

दक्षिणाम्southern

आश्रिताhaving resorted to / having taken (to)

दिशम्direction

ददृशातेthe two saw

चand

ताम्her/that (girl)

कन्याम्maiden, girl

देवौthe two gods

विश्वेश्वरौthe two lords of the universe

उभौboth

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

kanyā (the maiden)

Brahmā

Śiva

dakṣiṇā diś (southern quarter)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights moral-cosmic accountability: movements and choices, even when subtle or hidden (emerging from ‘apertures’ and moving away), are still within the sight and jurisdiction of higher divine principles represented by Brahmā and Śiva.

What is happening in the narrative?

A maiden emerges and proceeds toward the southern direction. As she moves, the two great deities—Brahmā and Śiva—notice and behold her, marking her appearance as significant within the unfolding episode narrated by Nārada.