Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ह्यद्येन वायुना युक्तं पुष्पगन्धावृतेन हि । पश्यमानो मुनिं राजा ददर्श हुतभुक्प्रभम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

hyadyena vāyunā yuktaṃ puṣpagandhāvṛtena hi | paśyamāno muniṃ rājā dadarśa hutabhukprabham || 28 ||

Translation

เมื่อถูกพัดพามาด้วยลมเดียวกันที่อบอวลด้วยกลิ่นดอกไม้ พระราชาทอดพระเนตรเห็นฤๅษีผู้รุ่งโรจน์ดุจไฟบูชายัญ

Word by Word

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• अद्येन: by/with (this) day
• अद्येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अद्य = ‘today/this day’; instrumental ‘by/with today’s’)

• वायुना: by the wind
• वायुना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युक्तम्: joined/combined
• युक्तम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (वायुनाऽद्येन) इत्याभ्यां सह ‘युक्तम्’

• पुष्प-गन्ध-आवृतेन: with (wind) covered by flower-fragrance
• पुष्प-गन्ध-आवृतेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (कृदन्त; आ√वृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः) ‘पुष्पगन्धेन आवृतम्’ (covered with flower-fragrance)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; emphasis)

• पश्यमानः: while seeing
• पश्यमानः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पश्य् (धातु) → पश्यत्/पश्यमान (कृदन्त, वर्तमानकाले)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्; present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—राजा इति विशेष्येण सह

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजा: the king
• राजा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हुतभुक्-प्रभम्: radiant like fire
• हुतभुक्-प्रभम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हुतभुज् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘हुतभुजः प्रभा यस्य/हुतभुज-प्रभः’—अत्र मुनिम् इति विशेष्येण सह

Speaker

Suta (narrator) [contextual narration within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya]

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Raja (the king)
• Muni (sage)
• Agni (Hutabhuk)

FAQs

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

The verse marks an auspicious moment of darśana: nature itself (a flower-scented breeze) signals sacred presence, and the sage’s Agni-like radiance indicates tapas and ritual purity, guiding the king toward tirtha-centered dharma.

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

Bhakti here is implied through reverent perception: the king recognizes sanctity through signs and beholds the holy person with awe, a classic Purāṇic doorway to śraddhā, service, and devotional transformation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The imagery is rooted in yajña vocabulary (hutabhuk = Agni, consumer of offerings), reflecting ritual culture and the Vedic understanding of purity and auspicious omens—useful for interpreting karmakāṇḍa settings though no specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line.