Shloka 72

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

तद्वाक्यात्सहसा भूप दिव्याभरणभूषिता । विमुच्य देहं तज्जीर्णं गृहगोधासमुद्भवम् ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

tadvākyātsahasā bhūpa divyābharaṇabhūṣitā | vimucya dehaṃ tajjīrṇaṃ gṛhagodhāsamudbhavam || 72 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ครั้นได้ยินถ้อยคำนั้น นางก็พลันประดับด้วยเครื่องอลังการทิพย์ แล้วสลัดกายเก่าคร่ำที่กำเนิดจากจิ้งจกเรือน ทอดทิ้งและหลุดพ้นจากมัน

Word by Word

तद्वाक्यात्from that statement

सहसाsuddenly

भूपO king

दिव्याभरणभूषिताadorned with divine ornaments

विमुच्यhaving cast off / having released

देहम्body

तत्that

जीर्णम्worn-out

गृहगोधासमुद्भवम्originating from (being) a house-lizard

Speaker

Narada (narrating to a king, within a Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic theme that a decisive spiritual turning point—often triggered by a sacred instruction or truthful utterance—can break the momentum of a degraded birth, enabling release from an exhausted karmic embodiment.

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

Though Bhakti is not named explicitly here, the sudden bestowal of “divine ornaments” and abandonment of a lowly body reflects the Bhakti-oriented Purāṇic idea that grace and upliftment can arise swiftly when one receives and follows a spiritually potent teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily the power of vākyārtha (meaningful, authoritative speech) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; implicitly it values correct sacred instruction and its transformative effect, aligning most closely with disciplined use of language associated with Vyākaraṇa and śāstric teaching.