Shloka 15

Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

तपसा गुरुवृत्त्या च ब्रह्म॒चर्येण वा विभो । देवतानां 230 ६५034 हानसूयक:

Transliteration

tapasā guruvṛttyā ca brahmacaryeṇa vā vibho | devatānāṁ hānāsūyakaḥ |

Translation

قال جاناكا: «يا ذا البأس، سواءٌ بالتقشّف، أو بخدمة المعلّم بإخلاص وبالسلوك القويم نحوه، أو بانضباط البراهماتشاريا (حياة الطالب في العفّة)—فإن من خلا من الحسد ولم يضنّ على الآلهة (أو النظام الإلهي) ينل الاستعداد الصحيح للتقدّم الروحي.»

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गुरुवृत्त्या: by conduct/service towards the teacher
• गुरुवृत्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by celibacy/studentship
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• विभो: O mighty one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• अनसूयकः: non-envious; free from malice
• अनसूयकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनसूयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Devatāḥ (gods/divine beings)
• Guru (teacher)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Spiritual maturity is supported by disciplined practice—tapas, respectful service to the guru, and brahmacarya—together with an essential ethical attitude: freedom from envy and fault-finding (an-asūyā), especially toward the divine order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, King Janaka speaks to a powerful interlocutor, listing recognized means of inner purification (austerity, guru-oriented conduct, and brahmacarya) and emphasizing the accompanying virtue of non-envy.