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Shloka 1

Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra

Devanagari script

ऑपनआक्ाा बछ। अर ग>र्योधिकशततमो< ध्याय: नागलोकके नागोंका वर्णन और मातलिका नागकुमार सुमुखके साथ अपनी कन्याको ब्याहनेका निश्चय नारद उवाच इयं भोगवती नाम पुरी वासुकिपालिता । यादृशी देवराजस्य पुरीवर्यामरावती

Transliteration

Nārada uvāca: iyaṃ Bhogavatī nāma purī Vāsuki-pālitā | yādṛśī deva-rājasya purī-varyā Amarāvatī ||

Translation

Nārada nói: “Hỡi Mātali, đây là thành Bhogavatī, được Nāga vương Vāsuki che chở và cai quản. Về vẻ huy hoàng và phú túc, nó chẳng khác gì Amarāvatī, kinh đô tối thượng của Indra—vua chư thiên.”

Word by Word

नारदःNarada

उवाचsaid/spoke

इयम्this

भोगवतीBhogavati (name of the city)

नामby name/called

पुरीcity

वासुकि-पालिताprotected/guarded by Vasuki

यादृशीsuch as/like which

देव-राजस्यof the king of gods (Indra)

पुरी-वर्याthe best city

अमरावतीAmaravati (Indra's city)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Bhogavatī

Vāsuki

Indra (Devarāja)

Amarāvatī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Good governance is framed as protection (pālana): a realm’s prosperity and excellence are linked to a capable guardian-ruler, here exemplified by Vāsuki safeguarding Bhogavatī, making it comparable to Indra’s Amarāvatī.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is describing the Nāga-world and introduces Bhogavatī, the Nāga capital under Vāsuki’s protection, praising its splendor by comparing it to Amarāvatī, Indra’s foremost city.