Shloka 56

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

एवमुच्चरतां तेषां भूतानां कृतशासनः । निपपाताग्रतो विप्रा ब्रह्मणो रविनन्दनः ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

evamuccaratāṃ teṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ kṛtaśāsanaḥ | nipapātāgrato viprā brahmaṇo ravinandanaḥ || 56 ||

Translation

Khi các hữu tình ấy còn đang nói như vậy, thì người ấy—đã chế ngự và răn dạy họ—liền ngã xuống trước mặt họ, hỡi các bà-la-môn: hậu duệ của Ravi, người con của Phạm Thiên (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb of manner/प्रकार)

• uccaratām: of (them) speaking/uttering
• uccaratām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√car (चर् धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ/Śānac? (present participle) not; here uccaratām = present active participle (शतृ) genitive plural? Actually form is uccaratām: Ṣaṣṭhī Bahuvacana of uccarat (शतृ-प्रत्यय) used with teṣām: 'of those speaking'; Kṛdanta, Ṣaṣṭhī Bahuvacana

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Bahuvacana

• bhūtānām: of the beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī Bahuvacana

• kṛta-śāsanaḥ: one whose command is established
• kṛta-śāsanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ धातु + क्त) + śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहिः: 'yasya śāsanaṃ kṛtam' = one whose command/order is established; विशेषणम्

• nipapāta: fell down
• nipapāta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• agrataḥ: in front
• agrataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agratas (अग्रतस् अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (adverb of place), 'in front'

• viprāḥ: O brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana/Prathamā Bahuvacana; here vocative address to brāhmaṇas

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• ravinandanaḥ: son of the Sun
• ravinandanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi + nandana (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; रवेर् नन्दनः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the episode to the assembled sages

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Ravi (Surya)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharma through śāsana (restraint/discipline): disruptive beings are brought under control, and a divine figure connected to Brahmā and the solar line appears, signaling restoration of order within the sacred narrative.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by showing that spiritual life and tirtha-oriented faith flourish when adharma and chaotic forces are restrained; devotion is protected by the maintenance of cosmic and ritual order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa-style precision is useful here: compounds like kṛtaśāsanaḥ and patronymics like ravinandanaḥ clarify roles and lineage, helping a reader interpret Purāṇic narrative with grammatical accuracy.