Shloka 18

Devanagari script

एवमुद्दिश्य तां राजा आरुरोह हयोत्तमम् । दोषापतिसमप्रख्यं निर्दोषं क्षितिभूषणम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

evamuddiśya tāṃ rājā āruroha hayottamam | doṣāpatisamaprakhyaṃ nirdoṣaṃ kṣitibhūṣaṇam || 18 ||

Translation

ఇలా ఆమెను ఉద్దేశించి రాజు శ్రేష్ఠమైన అశ్వమును అధిరోహించాడు—రాత్రినాథుడైన చంద్రునివలె ప్రకాశించే, నిర్దోషమైన, భూమికి అలంకారమైనది।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-वाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उद्दिश्य: having intended
• उद्दिश्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having intended/aimed at’

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of intention)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आरुरोह: mounted, climbed onto
• आरुरोह: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हय-उत्तमम्: the best horse
• हय-उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘उत्तमः हयः’

• दोषापति-सम-प्रख्यम्: splendid like the lord of night (moon)
• दोषापति-सम-प्रख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of हयोत्तमम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोषापति + सम + प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः/बहुपद-समासः ‘दोषापतिना समं प्रख्यम्’

• निर्दोषम्: faultless
• निर्दोषम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of हयोत्तमम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः ‘दोषरहितम्’

• क्षिति-भूषणम्: ornament of the earth
• क्षिति-भूषणम्: Karma (कर्म/Appositive object to हयोत्तमम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘क्षितेः भूषणम्’

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Uttara-bhāga tīrtha-māhātmya episode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rājā (the King)
• Doṣāpati (Moon, as a simile)

FAQs

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

The verse uses the imagery of a flawless, moon-like steed to signal purity, auspicious momentum, and readiness for a dharmic undertaking within the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

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

Indirectly: it frames right intention and purity (nirdoṣa) as supportive conditions for sacred journeys and actions—foundational attitudes that later mature into steadiness in bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedāṅga instruction is given; however, the poetic epithet doṣāpati (Moon) reflects traditional Jyotiṣa-style lunar symbolism used in Purāṇic narration for auspicious description.