Shloka 14

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नहृददया श्चैव सर्वसत्त्वेषु नित्यश: । आपूृष्ठतापात्‌ स्वाध्याये युक्तास्तान्‌ पूजयाम्पहम्‌

Transliteration

prasannahṛdayāś caiva sarvasattveṣu nityaśaḥ | āpṛṣṭhātāpāt svādhyāye yuktās tān pūjayāmy aham ||

Translation

قال نارادا: «أُكْرِمُ أولئك الذين قلوبهم راضية هادئة، رحيمة بكل الكائنات على الدوام، والذين يلازمون تلاوة الفيدا ودراستها من الصباح إلى الظهيرة. إنّ هذا الثبات في الإحسان وهذا التعلّم المنضبط جديران بالتبجيل.»

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नहृददया: those whose heart/mind is pleased
• प्रसन्नहृददया: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-हृद्-हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वसत्त्वेषु: in/among all beings
• सर्वसत्त्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• नित्यशः: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशः

• आपूृष्ठतापात्: from the heat of exertion/penance (lit. from the heat due to exertion)
• आपूृष्ठतापात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-पूष्/पूष् (धातु) + ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• स्वाध्याये: in Vedic self-study/recitation
• स्वाध्याये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युक्ताः: engaged/intent
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: those (persons)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पूजयामि: I worship/honour
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• all living beings (sarva-sattva)
• Veda (svādhyāya as Vedic study)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True worthiness for honor lies in two joined virtues: constant benevolence toward all beings and disciplined commitment to svādhyāya (sacred study/recitation). Inner serenity and daily practice together constitute dharmic excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada speaks in praise of a class of disciplined, virtuous people—those who remain kindly disposed to all creatures and spend the forenoon engaged in Vedic study—declaring that he reveres and worships such persons.