Shloka 18

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

उद्यानानि च रम्याणि तथैवायतनानि च । पुण्यानि चैव रत्नानि सो>त्यक्रामदथाध्वग:

Transliteration

udyānāni ca ramyāṇi tathaivāyatanāni ca | puṇyāni caiva ratnāni so 'tyakrāmad athādhvagaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：那行者无所系恋，越过许多可喜的园林，也越过种种居所与神圣的祠庙。纵有珍贵吉祥的宝物陈列眼前，他亦尽皆不顾，继续前行。此偈强调无执之德：智者不为安逸、神圣或财富所牵引，而偏离更高的志业。

Word by Word

• उद्यानानि: gardens
• उद्यानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• रम्याणि: delightful, charming
• रम्याणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• तथा: so, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आयतनानि: abodes, dwellings; shrines
• आयतनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• पुण्यानि: holy, auspicious
• पुण्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिक्रामत्: passed by, disregarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• अध्वगः: traveller, wayfarer
• अध्वगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• adhvaga (the traveler/wayfarer)
• udyāna (gardens)
• āyatana (abodes/temples)
• ratna (jewels)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That true spiritual or ethical progress requires non-attachment: even beauty (gardens), sanctity (shrines), and wealth (jewels) should not distract one from the chosen higher aim.

What is happening in the narrative?

A traveler encounters attractive gardens, residences/temples, and even valuable jewels, but he deliberately passes them by, showing disciplined indifference and continuing his journey.