Shloka 27

Devanagari script

एवं भवतु वक्ष्येडहं तव पुत्र नराधिपम्‌ । भूलोकं यदि गच्छेयमिति पाण्डुमथाब्रुवम्‌,तब मैंने पाण्डुसे कहा--'एवमस्तु, यदि मैं भूलोकमें जाऊँगा तो आपके पुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरसे कह दूँगा”

Transliteration

evaṁ bhavatu vakṣye ’haṁ tava putraṁ narādhipam | bhūlokaṁ yadi gaccheyam iti pāṇḍum athābruvam ||

Translation

Нарада сказал: «Да будет так. Если я отправлюсь в мир смертных, я скажу об этом твоему сыну, царю». Так я обратился к Панду — согласившись и приняв на себя долг передать весть Юдхиштхире, по истине и по дхарме.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, so

भवतुlet it be

वक्ष्येI will say/tell

अहम्I

तवof you, your

पुत्रम्son

नराधिपम्king (lord of men)

भूलोकम्the earth-world

यदिif

गच्छेयम्I would go

इतिthus (quotative)

पाण्डुम्Pandu

अथthen

अब्रुवम्I said

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Pāṇḍu

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhūloka (earth/world of mortals)

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 dharma in the form of truthful assent and responsible speech: once one agrees (“evaṁ bhavatu”), one must faithfully convey the intended message, especially when dealing with kings and matters of duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada responds to Pāṇḍu, agreeing that if he goes to the human world (bhūloka), he will speak to Pāṇḍu’s son—the king (understood as Yudhiṣṭhira)—thereby taking on the role of a messenger.