Shloka 43

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

ऋषी शमदमोपेतौ कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकं विधिम्‌ | पश्चान्नारदमव्यग्रौ पाद्यार्ष्याभ्यामथार्चत:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ṛṣī śama-damopetau kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṁ vidhim | paścān nāradam avyagrau pādyārghyābhyām athārcataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Hai bậc hiền thánh, đầy đủ śama và dama (tĩnh lặng và tự chế), đã hoàn tất nghi thức buổi sớm theo phép. Rồi với tâm không vướng bận, họ kính lễ Nārada—dâng nước rửa chân và lễ vật arghya—mà tôn thờ ngài trong sự điềm nhiên cung kính.

Word by Word

• ऋषी: the two sages
• ऋषी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• शमदमोपेतौ: endowed with tranquility and self-control
• शमदमोपेतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम-दम-उपेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• पौर्वाह्निकम्: the forenoon (morning) [rite]
• पौर्वाह्निकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौर्वाह्निक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विधिम्: the prescribed procedure/rite
• विधिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अव्यग्रौ: unagitated, composed
• अव्यग्रौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पाद्य: water for washing the feet
• पाद्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• अर्घ्याभ्याम्: with arghya-offerings
• अर्घ्याभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• अथ: then
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अर्चतः: they worshipped
• अर्चतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: Imperfect/Present (contextual), Third, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• two sages (ṛṣī)
• Nārada
• pādya
• arghya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct: disciplined sages (śama and dama) first fulfill daily duties, then honor a revered guest with proper hospitality (pādya and arghya). Ethical life is shown as a blend of inner restraint and outward reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing their morning ritual obligations, two calm and undistracted sages formally receive and worship Nārada by offering traditional honorific items—water for his feet and arghya—signaling respect and readiness to engage with him.