Shloka 24

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

तेन गीतेन चाकृष्टस्त्वत्समीपमुपागतः । दृष्टेः पथमनुप्राप्ता मम त्वं चारुलोचने ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

tena gītena cākṛṣṭastvatsamīpamupāgataḥ | dṛṣṭeḥ pathamanuprāptā mama tvaṃ cārulocane || 24 ||

Translation

正被那歌声所牵引，我走近你；而你，美目之人啊，也进入了我目光所及之处。

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• गीतेन: by the song
• गीतेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आकृष्टः: was attracted
• आकृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-कृष् (धातु) → आकृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘was drawn/attracted’

• त्वत्समीपम्: to your vicinity
• त्वत्समीपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् + समीप (प्रातिपदिक; त्वत् + समीप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘तव समीपम्’

• उपागतः: came near
• उपागतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु) → उपागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि: ‘came near’

• दृष्टेः: of (my) sight
• दृष्टेः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पथम्: path, range
• पथम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्ता: reached
• अनुप्राप्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु) → अनुप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि; कर्ता = त्वम् (स्त्री)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आरुलोचने: O fair-eyed one
• आरुलोचने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरु-लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (address)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice not explicit in the provided verse excerpt)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights how sacred song (gīta) has the power to draw the heart inward, bringing the seeker near and culminating in darśana—coming within the range of true spiritual vision.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here works through sound: devotional singing attracts and gathers the mind, leading to proximity (samīpa) and the experience of presence—seen as entering the “path of sight” (dṛṣṭeḥ patha).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and the applied discipline of sacred sound—how properly voiced devotional song supports concentration and devotional absorption.