Shloka 65

Āloka-dāna (Dīpa-dāna), Sumanas–Dhūpa–Dīpa Phala: Manu–Suvarṇa and Śukra–Bali Exempla

Devanagari script

इत्येतदसुरेन्द्राय काव्य: प्रोवाच भार्गव: । सुवर्णाय मनु: प्राह सुवर्णो नारदाय च

Transliteration

ity etad asurendrāya kāvyaḥ provāca bhārgavaḥ | suvarṇāya manuḥ prāha suvarṇo nāradāya ca |

Translation

Như vậy, Śukrācārya, bậc Bhārgava được gọi là Kāvya, đã thuật lại câu chuyện này cho Bali, chúa tể loài Asura. Rồi Manu truyền dạy cùng giáo huấn ấy cho ẩn sĩ Suvarṇa, và Suvarṇa lại trao truyền cho Nārada. Thế là truyền thống được nối tiếp, ca ngợi công đức của những lễ thí như hương và đèn, và khuyên người nghe hãy hành xử đúng theo pháp thức đã định.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असुरेन्द्राय: to the lord of the Asuras
• असुरेन्द्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुरेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• काव्यः: Kāvya (Śukra)
• काव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुवर्णाय: to Suvarṇa
• सुवर्णाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राह: said/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुवर्णः: Suvarṇa
• सुवर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

शुक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)
• Kāvya
• Bhārgava
• Bali
• Asuras
• Manu
• Suvarṇa
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the authority of a dharmic instruction by showing its careful transmission through revered teachers, and it supports the ethical value of dāna—especially offerings like incense and lamps—performed according to proper method.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śukra (Kāvya), a Bhārgava, narrates a teaching to Bali; Manu passes it to the ascetic Suvarṇa; Suvarṇa teaches Nārada—establishing a lineage of instruction that validates the practice being recommended.