Shloka 47

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

सिद्धा ऊचु शृणु देवल भूतार्थ शंसतां नो दृढव्रत

Transliteration

siddhā ūcuḥ śṛṇu devala bhūtārthaṁ śaṁsatāṁ no dṛḍhavrata

Translation

Сиддхи сказали: «Слушай, Девала, о твердый в обете, — поведай нам истинный смысл существ и бытия».

Word by Word

• सिद्धाः: the Siddhā women (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• देवल: O Devala
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भूतार्थम्: the true meaning / real import
• भूतार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शंसताम्: of (us) who are declaring / praising
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• नः: of us / our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: 1st, Genitive, Plural

• दृढव्रत: O firm-vowed one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Devala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds disciplined inquiry: those who are spiritually accomplished (Siddhas) seek a principled exposition of reality (bhūtārtha) from one who is steadfast in vows, implying that ethical and metaphysical truth is best approached through qualified instruction and attentive listening.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of Siddhas address the sage Devala and request that he explain to them the true import of existence—setting up a didactic exchange in which a respected ascetic authority is asked to articulate deeper truth.