Shloka 19

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

सो<5चिरेणैव कालेन विदेहानाससाद ह । रक्षितान्‌ धर्मराजेन जनकेन महात्मना,इस प्रकार यात्रा करते हुए वे थोड़े ही समयमें धर्मराज महात्मा जनकद्वारा पालित विदेहप्रान्तमें जा पहुँचे

Transliteration

so 'cireṇaiva kālena videhān āsasāda ha | rakṣitān dharmarājena janakena mahātmanā ||

Translation

ครั้นเดินทางเช่นนั้นไม่นาน เขาก็ถึงแคว้นวิเทหะ—แผ่นดินที่ได้รับการคุ้มครองและปกครองโดยธรรมราชา มหาตมะชนก

Word by Word

सःhe

चिरेणafter a long time / with delay

एवindeed / just

कालेनin (a certain) time / after some time

विदेहान्the Videhas (country/people of Videha)

आससादreached / arrived at

हindeed (particle)

रक्षितान्protected

धर्मराजेनby the righteous king (Dharmaraja)

जनकेनby Janaka

महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Janaka

Videha (Mithila region)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a political-ethical ideal: a realm is truly secure when ruled by a dharmic king. Janaka’s designation as “dharmarāja” and “mahātmā” frames protection (rakṣaṇa) of the people as a direct outcome of righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that the traveler (the subject of “saḥ”) quickly arrives in Videha, a country described as being protected and maintained under King Janaka’s righteous rule.