Shloka 4

अध्याय ३३१: नारायणकथा-प्रशंसा तथा नारदस्य श्वेतद्वीप-निवृत्ति एवं बदरी-आगमनम् | Chapter 331: Praise of the Nārāyaṇa Narrative; Nārada’s Return from Śvetadvīpa and Arrival at Badarī

Devanagari script

अनिष्टसम्प्रयोगाच्च विप्रयोगात्‌ प्रियस्प च । मनुष्या मानसैर्दु:खैर्युज्यन्ते स्वल्पबुद्धय:,मन्दबुद्धि मनुष्य ही अप्रिय वस्तुकी प्राप्ति और प्रिय वस्तुका वियोग होनेपर मन-ही- मन दुखी होते हैं

Transliteration

aniṣṭasamprayogāc ca viprayogāt priyasya ca | manuṣyā mānasair duḥkhair yujyante svalpabuddhayaḥ ||

Translation

నారదుడు పలికెను—అనిష్టమైనదానితో సంగమం కలగడం వల్ల, ప్రియమైనదానితో వియోగం కలగడం వల్ల, స్వల్పబుద్ధి గల మనుష్యులు మనస్సులోనే దుఃఖబంధనానికి లోనవుతారు.

Word by Word

अनिष्टसम्प्रयोगात्from association with the undesirable

चand

विप्रयोगात्from separation

प्रियस्यof the dear (object/person)

चand

मनुष्याःpeople, humans

मानसैःmental, in the mind

दुःखैःby sorrows

युज्यन्तेare joined/afflicted (become connected)

स्वल्पबुद्धयःthose of little understanding

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

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?

Mental suffering arises from attachment to external circumstances—meeting the unwanted and losing the beloved. The verse urges discernment and inner steadiness so that the mind is not dragged into grief by contact and separation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is instructing about the causes of human sorrow, identifying two common triggers—undesired association and separation from what is loved—and noting that those lacking clear understanding are especially overwhelmed by such mental pain.