Shloka 38

Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation

Devanagari script

अन्वमोदत शुद्धेन चेतसा सहचारिणी । उवाच च धरापालं प्रदानाय कृतोद्यमम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

anvamodata śuddhena cetasā sahacāriṇī | uvāca ca dharāpālaṃ pradānāya kṛtodyamam || 38 ||

Translation

پاک دل ہمسفر (بیوی) نے خوشی سے منظوری دی؛ اور عطیہ دینے کو تیار زمین کے نگہبان (بادشاہ) سے اس نے کہا॥۳۸॥

Word by Word

• अन्वमोदत: approved/assented
• अन्वमोदत: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• शुद्धेन: with pure
• शुद्धेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• चेतसा: mind
• चेतसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहचारिणी: the companion (woman)
• सहचारिणी: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहचारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• धरापालम्: to the king (protector of the earth)
• धरापालम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरापाल (प्रातिपदिक; धरा + पाल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (earth's protector)

• प्रदानाय: for giving (in marriage)/for granting
• प्रदानाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Dative purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-अर्थे चतुर्थी (dative of purpose); ‘प्रदान’ (प्रातिपदिक from action-noun) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• कृतोद्यमम्: prepared/ready (having made efforts)
• कृतोद्यमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + उद्यम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (one whose effort is made/ready)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Uttara-Bhāga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Dharāpāla (king)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that dāna (charitable giving) becomes spiritually fruitful when supported by śuddha-cetas (purity of mind) and harmonious household consent, strengthening dharma and puṇya.

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

Though not explicitly naming a deity, it reflects a bhakti-aligned ethic: inner purity and willing participation in righteous acts like dāna, which are traditionally offered as service to the divine and to dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual ethics—proper readiness (udyama) and right intention (śuddha-cetas) before performing dāna, consistent with dharma-śāstra conduct.