Shloka 16
Origin of Jaleśvara Tīrtha and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva against Bāṇa/Tripura
Nārada’s Mission
ईश्वर उवाच । गच्छ नारद तत्रैव यत्र तत्त्रिपुरं पुरम् । बाणस्य दानवेन्द्रस्य शीघ्रं गच्छाथ तत्कुरु
īśvara uvāca | gaccha nārada tatraiva yatra tattripuraṃ puram | bāṇasya dānavendrasya śīghraṃ gacchātha tatkuru
Īśvara disse: «Vai, Nārada, exatamente àquele lugar onde está a cidade de Tripura. Vai depressa à cidade de Bāṇa, senhor entre os Dānavas, e realiza isso».
Īśvara (Śiva)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्रैव = तत्र + एव (स्वर-सन्धि). तत्त्रिपुरम् = तत् + त्रिपुरम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: त् + त्/त्र). गच्छाथ = गच्छ + अथ (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: अ-आगम/लोप; पदपाठे गच्छ अथ). तत्कुरु = तत् + कुरु (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: त् + क्).
FAQs
Īśvara (Śiva) is speaking, and he addresses the sage Nārada, directing him to go to Tripura and to Bāṇa’s city.
Nārada is commanded to go quickly to the location of Tripura—the city associated here with Bāṇa, the leader of the Dānavas—and to carry out the intended task.
The verse highlights prompt obedience and purposeful action in service of divine instruction—acting swiftly and decisively when entrusted with a duty.