Shloka 166

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

गिरिपृष्ठेषु रम्येषु व्याहरन्तो जनप्रिया: । वहाँके रमणीय पर्वतशिखरोंपर लोगोंको प्रिय लगनेवाली बोली बोलते हुए पक्षी प्रसन्नतासे युक्त हो नाचते और कलरव करते थे

Transliteration

giripṛṣṭheṣu ramyeṣu vyāharanto janapriyāḥ |

Translation

Wika ni Nārada: Sa magagandang gulod ng kabundukan, ang mga ibon—na ang huni’y kaaya-aya sa mga tao—ay nag-uusap sa matatamis na tinig, masayang kumikilos na wari’y sumasayaw, at pinupuno ang mga taluktok ng masiglang alingawngaw, na nagpapahiwatig ng pagkakaisa ng isang payapang kaayusang likas na nakaayon sa dharma.

Word by Word

• गिरि-पृष्ठेषु: on the mountain-backs/slopes
• गिरि-पृष्ठेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिपृष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• रम्येषु: in/among beautiful (places)
• रम्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• व्याहरन्तः: uttering/speaking
• व्याहरन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आ-हृ (व्याहृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जन-प्रियाः: dear to people, pleasing to people
• जन-प्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जनप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• mountain ridges (giripṛṣṭha)
• birds (implied by context of calls)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal atmosphere of harmony: when the world is aligned with dharma, even nature appears orderly and pleasing—symbolized by sweet, people-delighting bird-calls on beautiful mountain heights.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a scenic setting on charming mountain ridges where birds call out pleasantly, creating a joyful soundscape that underscores the serenity of the place being depicted.