Shloka 2

नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants

Devanagari script

अनल्पेन प्रयत्नेन निर्मित विश्वकर्मणा । मयेन मनसा सृष्टं पातालतलमाश्रितम्‌,असुरोंके विश्वकर्मा मयने अपने मानसिक संकल्पके अनुसार महान्‌ प्रयत्न करके पाताललोकके भीतर इस नगरका निर्माण किया है

Transliteration

analpena prayatnena nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | mayena manasā sṛṣṭaṃ pātālatalam āśritam ||

Translation

నారదుడు అన్నాడు—“ఇది స్వల్ప ప్రయత్నంతో కాదు; విశ్వకర్మ మహా ప్రయత్నంతో దీనిని నిర్మించాడు. అయితే దీని రూపకల్పనను ముందుగా మయుడు తన మనస్సు సంకల్పంతో సృష్టించాడు. ఇది పాతాళతలంలో స్థితమై ఉంది.”

Word by Word

अनल्पेनwith no small (i.e., great)

प्रयत्नेनwith effort

निर्मितम्made/constructed

विश्वकर्मणाby Viśvakarman (the divine architect)

मयेनby Maya (the Asura architect)

मनसाby mind; mentally

सृष्टम्created

पातालतलम्the nether-region level (Pātāla-ground)

आश्रितम्situated in; having resorted to

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Viśvakarman

Maya

Pātāla

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

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 how extraordinary works arise from both inner conception (manas/saṅkalpa) and sustained effort (prayatna). Mental design alone is incomplete without disciplined execution, and even great craftsmanship is guided by intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a wondrous city in Pātāla: it was mentally conceived by Maya and then constructed with great effort by Viśvakarman, emphasizing its marvel and the collaboration of design and building.