Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

बदरीमाश्रमं प्राप्पय समागम्य च तावृषी । कियन्तं कालमवसत्‌ प्रश्नान्‌ कान्‌ पृष्टवांश्व॒ ह

Transliteration

Janamejaya uvāca: Badarīm āśramaṁ prāpya samāgamya ca tāv ṛṣī | kiyantaṁ kālam avasat praśnān kān pṛṣṭavān ha ||

Translation

阇那弥阇耶说道：“当梵天之子、圣仙那罗陀自白洲（Śvetadvīpa）归来，抵达跋陀梨（Badarī）道场并与那两位仙人相会时，他在那地方停留了多久？又向他们问了哪些问题？”

Word by Word

• बदरीम्: Badarī (place/name)
• बदरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• समागम्य: having met
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

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

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• ऋषी: two sages
• ऋषी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• कियन्तम्: how much (how long)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कियन्त्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (context: masculine with कालम्), Accusative, Singular

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवसत्: dwelt, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (निवासे)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रश्नान्: questions
• प्रश्नान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कान्: which (what kind of)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पृष्टवान्: having asked / asked
• पृष्टवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-छ् (पृच्छति)
• Form: क्तवत् (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Nārada
• Badarī-āśrama (Badarikāśrama)
• Śvetadvīpa
• two ṛṣis (tāv ṛṣī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dhārmic learning through disciplined inquiry: sacred knowledge is approached by seeking out realized teachers, staying with them, and asking precise questions—emphasizing humility, patience, and the proper method of receiving instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya asks the narrator to continue the account of Nārada: after returning from Śvetadvīpa and arriving at Badarikāśrama, Nārada meets two resident sages. Janamejaya wants to know the length of Nārada’s stay there and the specific questions he asked them.