Shloka 24

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

लब्धमात्रे वरे सोथ प्रजास्सर्वा अबाधत । हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो वरदानेन गर्वितः

Transliteration

labdhamātre vare sotha prajāssarvā abādhata | hiraṇyakaśipurdaityo varadānena garvitaḥ

Translation

వరము లభించిన వెంటనే అతడు సమస్త ప్రజలను బాధించసాగెను; వరదాన గర్వంతో ఉబ్బిన దైత్యుడు హిరణ్యకశిపుడు।

Word by Word

• लब्ध-मात्रे: upon just obtaining
• लब्ध-मात्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त; √लभ् धातु) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (labdha-mātra = ‘only obtained/just received’)

• वरे: in/after the boon
• वरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्धसूचक (particle: then/thereupon)

• प्रजाः: the subjects/people
• प्रजाः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अबाधत: tormented/oppressed
• अबाधत: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हिरण्यकशिपुः: Hiraṇyakaśipu
• हिरण्यकशिपुः: कर्ता (Kartā/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यकशिपु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दैत्यः: the Daitya (demon)
• दैत्यः: कर्ता (Kartā/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वर-दानेन: by the boon-grant
• वर-दानेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (vara-dāna = ‘granting of a boon’)

• गर्वितः: puffed up/proud
• गर्वितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्वित (कृदन्त; √गर्व्/गर्व धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue-speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: earthly

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोथ = सः + अथ; प्रजास्सर्वा = प्रजाः + सर्वाः; हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यो = हिरण्यकशिपुः + दैत्यः; labdhamātre treated as labdha-mātre (tatpuruṣa).

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyakaśipu

FAQs

What is the core message of this verse?

It warns that power or special favors (boons) can quickly lead to arrogance and oppression when not guided by dharma.

Who is Hiraṇyakaśipu in Purāṇic tradition?

Hiraṇyakaśipu is a famous Daitya king known for obtaining boons and then persecuting beings, especially in opposition to devotion to Viṣṇu (not named in this verse but central to his wider narrative).

What ethical lesson is implied here?

Gifts and achievements should cultivate humility; otherwise, pride becomes the cause of harm to others and eventual downfall.