Shloka 43

Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा भगवानक्षर: प्रभु: | प्रोवाच वचन हद्ृष्ट: श्रव्याक्षरसमीरितम्‌,पृथ्वीका यह वचन सुनकर अविनाशी भगवान्‌ नारायणने प्रसन्न होकर श्रवणमधुर अक्षरोंसे युक्त मीठी वाणीमें कहा

Transliteration

tasyāstad vacanaṁ śrutvā bhagavān akṣaraḥ prabhuḥ | provāca vacanaṁ hṛṣṭaḥ śravyākṣara-samīritam ||

Translation

ครั้นทรงสดับถ้อยคำของนางแล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้า—ผู้ไม่เสื่อมสลายและทรงอำนาจ—ทรงพอพระทัยยิ่งนัก แล้วด้วยความยินดี พระองค์ตรัสวาจาอันไพเราะ ประกอบด้วยพยางค์ที่น่าฟัง

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Purvakala)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अक्षरः: imperishable
• अक्षरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हृष्टः: delighted/pleased
• हृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रव्य: pleasant to hear
• श्रव्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अक्षर: syllables/letters
• अक्षर: Upapada (compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समीरितम्: uttered/spoken
• समीरितम्: Visheshana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईर्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular, Passive (PPP)

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomāśa (speaker)
• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Akṣara Prabhu (the Imperishable Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical power of attentive listening and measured, pleasing speech: when words are received with understanding, a noble or divine authority responds not harshly but with gracious, hearer-friendly language—modeling restraint, compassion, and dharmic communication.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomāśa narrates that after hearing a woman’s (her) statement, the imperishable Lord, pleased, replies. The emphasis is on the Lord’s delighted disposition and the sweetness and clarity of the words he utters in response.