Shloka 35

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

स तथालक्षणो जातस्तपसा तव सम्भृत: । मम चैव प्रसादेन ब्रह्मतेजोमय: शुचि:

Transliteration

sa tathālakṣaṇo jātas tapasā tava sambhṛtaḥ | mama caiva prasādena brahmatejomayaḥ śuciḥ ||

Translation

তেমনই লক্ষণযুক্ত পুত্র তোমার তপস্যার প্রভাবে এবং আমার প্রসাদে জন্মেছিল—সে ব্রহ্মতেজে পরিপূর্ণ ও পরম পবিত্র ছিল।

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'saḥ', 'gloss': 'he

• that person (the son)'}, {'term': 'tathā-lakṣaṇaḥ', 'gloss': 'having such characteristics

• possessing the requested qualities'}, {'term': 'jātaḥ', 'gloss': 'born

• came into being'}, {'term': 'tapasā', 'gloss': 'by austerity

• through ascetic power'}, {'term': 'tava', 'gloss': 'your'}, {'term': 'sambhṛtaḥ', 'gloss': 'brought forth

• sustained/obtained (by effort)'}, {'term': 'mama', 'gloss': 'my'}, {'term': 'ca eva', 'gloss': 'and indeed

• also certainly'}, {'term': 'prasādena', 'gloss': 'by grace

• by benevolent approval'}, {'term': 'brahma-tejaḥ-mayaḥ', 'gloss': 'consisting of Brahmanic radiance

• endowed with spiritual splendor'}, {'term': 'śuciḥ', 'gloss': 'pure

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• the son (unnamed in this verse)
• Brahmanic radiance (brahma-tejas) as a quality

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outcomes to two forces working together: personal discipline (tapas) and the benevolent sanction or grace (prasāda) of an elder/authority. Ethical excellence is signaled by brahma-tejas (spiritual radiance) and śauca (purity), implying that true power is inseparable from inner purity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma explains that a previously requested boon has borne fruit: a son with the desired qualities has been born. He attributes this to the recipient’s austerities and to his own favor, emphasizing the son’s spiritual splendor and purity.