Shloka 52

Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti

Devanagari script

यस्याश्चांगं जराहीनं वलीपलितवर्जितम् । सदा भाति मुनिश्रेष्ठ शारदेंदुप्रभा यथा ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

yasyāścāṃgaṃ jarāhīnaṃ valīpalitavarjitam | sadā bhāti muniśreṣṭha śāradeṃduprabhā yathā || 52 ||

Translation

O pinakadakilang muni, ang katawan niya’y walang tanda ng katandaan—walang kulubot at walang uban—at laging nagniningning na gaya ng liwanag ng buwan sa taglagas.

Word by Word

• यस्याः: of whom/whose (female)
• यस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• अङ्गम्: body/limb
• अङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• जराहीनम्: free from old age
• जराहीनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जराहीन (प्रातिपदिक: जरा + हीन)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; adjective agreeing with अङ्गम्; Tatpuruṣa (निर्धारण/नञ्-रहितार्थ: ‘devoid of old age’)

• वलीपलितवर्जितम्: devoid of wrinkles and grey hair
• वलीपलितवर्जितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वली + पलित + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; adjective agreeing with अङ्गम्; Tatpuruṣa (समाहार/निर्धारण: ‘devoid of wrinkles and grey hair’)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• भाति: shines
• भाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन to the listener; Tatpuruṣa (‘best among sages’)

• शारदेन्दुप्रभा: like the radiance of the autumn moon
• शारदेन्दुप्रभा: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारद + इन्दु + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; (as upamāna/standard of comparison) Tatpuruṣa (‘the radiance of the autumn moon’)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Upama-sambandha (उपमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative indeclinable (उपमावाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with a descriptive marvel (ageless, wrinkleless body) and settles into serene admiration through the autumn-moon simile."}

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It presents a classic Purāṇic lakṣaṇa (auspicious mark): spiritual merit and sanctity are reflected as effortless radiance, symbolized by agelessness and moonlike brilliance.

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

By portraying ever-present purity and beauty as natural outcomes of sanctity, it supports the Bhakti idea that closeness to the divine (through tirtha, worship, and remembrance) transforms one’s inner state, which is poetically mirrored in outward luminosity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly uses alamkāra (poetic comparison) and auspicious-body imagery rather than a Vedāṅga procedure; practically, it aligns with śāstraic notions of śubha-lakṣaṇa (auspicious signs) employed in dharma and pilgrimage-mahātmya literature.