Shloka 6

कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः

Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature

Devanagari script

अरति: क्रोधचापल्ये भयं नैतानि नारदे । अदीर्घसूत्र: शूरश्न॒ तस्मात्‌ सर्वत्र पूजित:,नारदजीमें अप्रीति, क्रोध, चपलता और भय--ये दोष नहीं हैं, वे दीर्घसूत्री (किसी कामको विलम्बसे करनेवाले या आलसी) नहीं हैं तथा धर्म और दया आदि करमनेमें बड़े शूरवीर हैं; इसीलिये उनका सर्वत्र आदर होता है

Transliteration

aratiḥ krodha-cāpalye bhayaṁ naitāni nārade | adīrgha-sūtraḥ śūraś ca tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ||

Translation

Кешава сказал: «В Нараде нет ни недоброжелательства, ни гнева, ни легкомыслия, ни страха. Он не из тех, кто тянет время или ленится в деле; напротив, он мужествен в исполнении дхармы и в делах сострадания. Потому он почитаем повсюду».

Word by Word

अरतिḥdiscontent, aversion

क्रोध-चापल्येin anger and fickleness

भयम्fear

नnot

एतानिthese

नारदेO Narada

अदीर्घसूत्रःnot procrastinating; not slow to act

शूरःvaliant, heroic

चand

तस्मात्therefore, from that reason

सर्वत्रeverywhere

पूजितःhonored, revered

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyu)

न

नारद (Nārada)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical ideal: a worthy person is free from ill-will, anger, fickleness, and fear, and is prompt (not procrastinating) and courageous in practicing dharma and compassionate action; such character naturally earns universal respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu addresses Nārada and describes the exemplary qualities of a praised individual, emphasizing the absence of common inner faults and the presence of energetic, brave commitment to righteous and compassionate deeds, explaining why that person is honored everywhere.