Shloka 9

Nahūṣa as Ajagara: Virtue Hierarchy, Karmic Gati, and the Psychology of Mind–Intellect

Devanagari script

ऊषुस्ततस्तत्र महानुभावा नारायणस्थानगता: समग्रा: कुबेरकान्तां नलिनीं विशोका: सम्पश्यमाना: सुरसिद्धजुष्टाम्‌

Transliteration

ūṣuḥ tatas tatra mahānubhāvā nārāyaṇasthānagatāḥ samagrāḥ | kuberakāntāṁ nalinīṁ viśokāḥ sampaśyamānāḥ surasiddhajuṣṭām ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：于是那些大心之人同住其处，既已抵达那罗延的圣所。无忧无恼之际，他们瞻望库毗罗所钟爱的莲华之湖——诸天与成就者常来游集、礼敬之地——此等吉祥之景，能令心神澄定，胸怀高远。

Word by Word

• ऊषुः: they dwelt / stayed
• ऊषुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु; उष्-आदेशः, लिट्)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपदम्), प्रथमा-पुरुषः, 3, plural

• ततः: then; from there
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• महानुभावाः: great-souled (persons)
• महानुभावाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महानुभाव
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• नारायणस्थानगताः: having gone to the abode of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणस्थानगताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-स्थान-गत
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• समग्राः: all together; entire
• समग्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• कुबेरकान्ताम्: beloved of Kubera / charming to Kubera
• कुबेरकान्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुबेर-कान्ता
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• नलिनीम्: the lotus-lake
• नलिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलिनी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• विशोकाः: free from sorrow
• विशोकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशोक
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सम्पश्यमानाः: beholding; looking at
• सम्पश्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पश्य (धातु) → सम्पश्यत् (शतृ/शानच्)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, वर्तमान (शानच्-प्रत्ययः)

• सुरसिद्धजुष्टाम्: frequented by gods and siddhas
• सुरसिद्धजुष्टाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर-सिद्ध-जुष्ट
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nārāyaṇa
• Kubera
• nalinī (lotus-lake)
• suras (gods)
• siddhas (perfected beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Approaching a sacred place associated with the divine (Nārāyaṇa) and contemplating pure, auspicious surroundings is portrayed as a means to quiet sorrow and steady the mind—suggesting that right environment, reverence, and focused seeing can support inner restoration and dharmic resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

The group of great-souled travelers arrives at Nārāyaṇa’s sacred abode and remains there together. They gaze upon a lotus-lake dear to Kubera, a site visited by gods and siddhas, emphasizing the holiness and extraordinary nature of the location.