Shloka 11

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

अवाप चेतनां राजन् शीतलाज्जलसेचनात् । अभिघातेषु सर्वेषु शस्तं वारिप्रसेचनम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

avāpa cetanāṃ rājan śītalājjalasecanāt | abhighāteṣu sarveṣu śastaṃ vāriprasecanam || 11 ||

Translation

O Hari, dahil sa pagwisik ng malamig na tubig ay nagbalik ang kanyang ulirat. Sa lahat ng uri ng sugat at hampas, ang paglalapat ng tubig sa pamamagitan ng pagwisik ay itinuturing na kapaki-pakinabang.

Word by Word

• अवाप: regained
• अवाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः अव-
• Form: लिट्/लुङ्? (contextual perfect-like past); परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'obtained/regained'

• चेतनाम्: consciousness
• चेतनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative

• शीतलात्: from the cool (water)
• शीतलात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? (agreeing with 'जलसेचनात्' as cause), पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ablative 'from/by (the) cool'

• जलसेचनात्: from sprinkling of water
• जलसेचनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + सेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jalasya secanam)

• अभिघातेषु: in (cases of) injuries
• अभिघातेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locative (in/among blows/injuries)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; adjective to 'अभिघातेषु'

• शस्तम्: recommended
• शस्तम्: Vidhaya/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शस्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √शंस्/शस् 'to praise/commend')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; predicate adjective 'recommended'

• वारि: water
• वारि: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; compound member (water)

• प्रसेचनम्: sprinkling
• प्रसेचनम्: Karta/Karma (कर्ता/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र- + सिच् (धातु) → प्रसेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; verbal noun 'sprinkling'

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

FAQs

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

It highlights water (vāri) as a dharmic, purifying, life-restoring medium—used both practically (reviving consciousness) and ritually (cooling, cleansing, stabilizing prāṇa) in sacred contexts.

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

Indirectly, it reflects bhakti’s ethic of compassionate service: simple, sattvic remedies (like cool water sprinkling) become acts of care aligned with dharma, supporting devotees and pilgrims in tirtha settings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It most closely aligns with Kalpa (practical procedure) in prescribing an actionable upāya—vāri-prasecana—for managing injuries, reflecting applied dharmic protocol rather than grammar or astrology.