Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न सोमो5भिविराजते । न वायुर्वाति देवेशे तपश्चरति दुश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

na tatra sūryas tapati na somo 'bhivirājate | na vāyur vāti deveśe tapaś carati duśvaram ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“在那境界中，太阳不炽，月亮不明，连风也不吹。于诸天之主近前——彼正修行极其艰难的苦行——世间寻常之力皆失其权势。”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सूर्यः: the sun
• सूर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपति: shines/burns
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सोमः: the moon
• सोमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिविराजते: shines forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-राज् (अभि-उपसर्गयुक्त)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाति: blows
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेशे: in/near the Lord of gods
• देवेशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चरति: practises/performs
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुश्चरम्: hard to practise (austerity)
• दुश्चरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुश्चर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sūrya
• Soma (Moon)
• Vāyu
• Deveśa (Lord of gods; Hari/Viṣṇu implied by the Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse portrays a transcendent sphere where ordinary cosmic regulators—sun, moon, and wind—do not operate, implying that proximity to the supreme Lord and the power of tapas surpass worldly laws and sensory measures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a divine realm or presence associated with the Deveśa (understood here as Hari/Viṣṇu), emphasizing the extraordinary, otherworldly condition around the deity engaged in severe austerity.