Shloka 31

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

दिनैः कतिपयैर्जातैर्दीपवद्रविदर्शनात् । हततेजास्तथा भर्त्ता मामुवाचाकुलेन्द्रियः ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

dinaiḥ katipayairjātairdīpavadravidarśanāt | hatatejāstathā bharttā māmuvācākulendriyaḥ || 31 ||

Translation

Vài ngày trôi qua, khi thấy của cải lấp lánh như ngọn đèn làm chói mắt, chồng tôi—hào quang đã tàn, các căn rối loạn—liền nói với tôi.

Word by Word

• दिनैः: by days / after days
• दिनैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाणे (measure of time)

• कतिपयैः: by a few
• कतिपयैः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कतिपय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘दिनैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जातैः: having occurred/passed
• जातैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘दिनैः’ सह — ‘when a few days had passed’

• दीपवत्: like a lamp
• दीपवत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दीपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• रवि-दर्शनात्: from seeing the sun
• रवि-दर्शनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रवेः दर्शनम्’

• हततेजाः: with diminished radiance
• हततेजाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन्) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘हतं तेजो यस्य’ (with luster diminished) — ‘भर्त्ता’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तथा: thus
• तथा: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘thus/so’

• भर्त्ता: husband
• भर्त्ता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• आकुलेन्द्रियः: with disturbed senses
• आकुलेन्द्रियः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘आकुलानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य’ (having agitated senses) — ‘भर्त्ता’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (a wife speaking within the Tirtha-Mahatmya story-frame of Book 2)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna (compassion)

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka (fear)

FAQs

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

It highlights how attachment to wealth (dravya) can disturb the senses and diminish inner radiance (tejas), setting up a moral turning point in the narrative toward restraint and dharmic clarity.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts sensory agitation caused by wealth with the steadiness required for devotion; bhakti grows where the mind is not dazzled by external gain but anchored in higher purpose.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as ethical-psychological instruction about indriya-nigraha (sense control), which supports ritual discipline and vrata observance.