Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा तु दुःखितो भूत्वा तस्थौ स्थाणुं व्यलोकयन् । रुद्रोऽपि लज्जितो भूत्वा निर्ज्जगाम त्वरान्वितः ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

brahmā tu duḥkhito bhūtvā tasthau sthāṇuṃ vyalokayan | rudro'pi lajjito bhūtvā nirjjagāma tvarānvitaḥ || 12 ||

Translation

ब्रह्मा तु दुःखितो भूत्वा स्थाणुं व्यलोकयन् तस्थौ; रुद्रोऽपि लज्जितो भूत्वा त्वरान्वितो निर्जगाम॥

Word by Word

ब्रह्माBrahmā

तुbut

दुःखितःdistressed

भूत्वाhaving become

तस्थौstood

स्थाणुम्Śiva (the immovable one)

व्यलोकयन्looking at

रुद्रःRudra

अपिalso

लज्जितःashamed

भूत्वाhaving become

निर्जगामwent out/departed

त्वरान्वितःendowed with haste

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Brahma

Rudra

Sthanu (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It depicts how even exalted deities respond to dharmic or cosmic situations with humility—sorrow and shame—implying that pride must give way to self-restraint and right conduct.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By showing the limitations of status and power, the verse indirectly points toward surrender and reverence as higher virtues—core attitudes that mature into bhakti when directed to the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa-ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative theology and ethical instruction.