Shloka 6

वनप्रस्थानम् (Departure for the Forest) — Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 24

Devanagari script

त्वया हुपासिता नित्यं ब्राह्मणा भरतर्षभ । द्वैपायनप्रभूतयो नारदश्च॒ महातपा:,भरतश्रेष्ठी आपने सदा द्वैपायन आदि बहुत-से ब्राह्मणों तथा महातपस्वी नारदजीकी उपासना की है

Transliteration

tvayā hy upāsitā nityaṁ brāhmaṇā bharatarṣabha | dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayo nāradaś ca mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

O Stier unter den Bharatas, du hast den brahmanischen Weisen stets in hingebungsvoller Ehrfurcht gedient—voran Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana)—und ebenso dem großen Asketen Nārada. Indem du solche Seher ehrst, trägst du die Ordnung des Dharma, die auf Demut, Wissen und Achtung vor geistlicher Autorität ruht.

Word by Word

त्वयाby you

उपासिताःworshipped/served (as objects of reverence)

नित्यम्always

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

द्वैपायनDvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

प्रभृतयःand others (beginning with)

नारदःNārada

चand

महातपाःthe great ascetic

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bharatarṣabha (addressed Kuru/Bharata prince)

Brāhmaṇas (sages)

Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Nārada

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as continual reverence and service (upāsanā) toward realized Brahmin sages. Ethical life is strengthened by honoring spiritual teachers like Vyāsa and Nārada, whose learning and tapas guide right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses a Bharata prince (likely Yudhiṣṭhira) and reminds him of his consistent devotion and respectful attendance upon eminent sages—especially Vyāsa and Nārada—underscoring the listener’s established relationship with spiritual authorities.