Shloka 1

रसातल-वर्णनम्

Rasātala Description: Surabhi, Phenapāḥ, and the Directional Cows

Devanagari script

अपन कराता बछ। >> अर: 2 एकाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: गरुड़लोक तथा गरुड़की संतानोंका वर्णन नारद उवाच अयं लोक: सुपर्णानां पक्षिणां पन्नगाशिनाम्‌ | विक्रमे गमने भारे नैषामस्ति परिश्रम:

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | ayaṁ lokaḥ suparṇānāṁ pakṣiṇāṁ pannagāśinām | vikrame gamane bhāre naiṣām asti pariśramaḥ |

Translation

那罗陀说道：“噢，摩多利！此乃苏帕尔那之界——迦楼罗一族之鸟，噬蛇为食。无论显勇立功，疾飞万里，或负重如山，他们皆毫无疲惫。”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकः: world/realm
• लोकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुपर्णानाम्: of the Suparnas (Garuda-kind)
• सुपर्णानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पक्षिणाम्: of birds
• पक्षिणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पन्नगाशिनाम्: of serpent-eaters
• पन्नगाशिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पन्नगाशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विक्रमे: in prowess/valor
• विक्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गमने: in going/movement (flight)
• गमने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भारे: in bearing loads
• भारे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• एषाम्: of these (beings)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• परिश्रमः: fatigue/exertion
• परिश्रमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mātali
• Suparṇas (Garuda’s lineage)
• Garuda (implied by 'Suparṇa' tradition)
• Loka (realm/world)
• Pannagas (serpents/nāgas, as prey)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights extraordinary capability without fatigue as a defining trait of certain higher beings; it frames power as an innate endowment in specific realms, setting a contrast with human limitation and effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is guiding Mātali through a tour of worlds and identifies this region as the realm of the Suparṇas (Garuda’s bird-kin), describing their nature—serpent-eating and tireless in valor, flight, and carrying burdens.