Shloka 2
ययातिपतन-कारणम् (The Cause of Yayāti’s Fall) — Nārada’s Counsel on Pride and Reconciliation
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरो दिव्याभरणभूषित: । दिव्यगन्धगुणोपेतो न पृथ्वीमस्पृशत् पदा
divyamālyāmbaradharo divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ | divyagandhaguṇopeto na pṛthvīm aspṛśat padā ||
Wika ni Narada: “Suot ang mga kuwintas na bulaklak at kasuotang pang-langit, pinalamutian ng mga palamuting banal, at nababalot ng halimuyak at kagalingang makalangit, hindi niya hinipo ang lupa sa kanyang mga paa.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the visible signs of elevated spiritual merit: inner excellence (guṇa) and accumulated merit manifest outwardly as divine radiance, purity, and a state beyond ordinary earthly limitation—symbolized by not touching the ground.
Nārada describes a person’s (contextually, King Yayāti in the surrounding narration) transformation into a celestial state: he becomes divinely adorned and fragrant, and rises such that his feet no longer touch the earth, indicating ascent to higher realms.