Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

ऋषी शमदमोपेतौ कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकं विधिम्‌ | पश्चान्नारदमव्यग्रौ पाद्यार्ष्याभ्यामथार्चत:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ṛṣī śama-damopetau kṛtvā paurvāhṇikaṁ vidhim | paścān nāradam avyagrau pādyārghyābhyām athārcataḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：那两位仙人具足寂静与自制（śama、dama），完成了晨间应行之仪。随后心无扰动，便以洗足之水与阿尔伽（arghya）供献来礼敬那罗陀，于安然恭敬之中奉事他。

Word by Word

• ऋषी: the two sages
• ऋषी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• शमदमोपेतौ: endowed with tranquility and self-control
• शमदमोपेतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम-दम-उपेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• पौर्वाह्निकम्: the forenoon (morning) [rite]
• पौर्वाह्निकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौर्वाह्निक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विधिम्: the prescribed procedure/rite
• विधिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अव्यग्रौ: unagitated, composed
• अव्यग्रौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पाद्य: water for washing the feet
• पाद्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• अर्घ्याभ्याम्: with arghya-offerings
• अर्घ्याभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

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

• अर्चतः: they worshipped
• अर्चतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: Imperfect/Present (contextual), Third, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• two sages (ṛṣī)
• Nārada
• pādya
• arghya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct: disciplined sages (śama and dama) first fulfill daily duties, then honor a revered guest with proper hospitality (pādya and arghya). Ethical life is shown as a blend of inner restraint and outward reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing their morning ritual obligations, two calm and undistracted sages formally receive and worship Nārada by offering traditional honorific items—water for his feet and arghya—signaling respect and readiness to engage with him.