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Shloka 22

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

तस्य नारायणे भक्ति वहतोअमित्रकर्षिण: । एकशब्यासन देवो दत्तवान्‌ देवराट्‌ स्‍्वयम्‌,भगवान्‌ नारायणमें भक्ति रखनेवाले उस शत्रुसूदन नरेशपर प्रसन्न हो देवराज इन्द्र उन्हें अपने साथ एक शय्या और एक आसनपर बिठाया करते थे

Transliteration

tasya nārāyaṇe bhaktiṁ vahato 'mitrakarṣiṇaḥ | ekaśayyāsanaṁ devo dattavān devarāṭ svayam ||

Translation

Bhishma sprach: „Weil jener König, ein Bezwinger der Feinde, standhaft Hingabe an Nārāyaṇa trug, wurde Indra selbst, der König der Götter, erfreut und gewährte ihm eine seltene Ehre: dass er mit ihm dasselbe Lager und denselben Sitz teilte.“

Word by Word

तस्यof him

नारायणेin/unto Nārāyaṇa

भक्तिम्devotion

वहतःof (him) bearing/maintaining

अमित्रकर्षिणःof the enemy-subduing (king)

एकशय्यासनम्one bed-and-seat (shared couch and seat)

देवःthe god (Indra)

दत्तवान्gave/bestowed

देवराट्the king of the gods (Indra)

स्वयम्himself

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Nārāyaṇa

Indra (Devarāṭ)

a king described as Amitrakarṣiṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast bhakti to Nārāyaṇa brings divine favor and honor; spiritual devotion is portrayed as a higher credential than mere worldly power, even in the eyes of Indra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a devotee-king (called ‘enemy-subduer’) whose devotion to Nārāyaṇa pleases Indra, leading Indra to grant him exceptional respect—sharing the same seat and couch—signifying intimate honor and recognition.