Shloka 8

The Glory of the Divine Name and the Doctrine of Name-Offenses

Nāma-aparādha

Devanagari script

श्रीसनत्कुमार उवाच । शृणु नारद गोविंद प्रिय गोविंदधर्मवित् । यत्पृष्टं लोकनिर्मुक्तिकारणं तमसः परम्

Transliteration

śrīsanatkumāra uvāca | śṛṇu nārada goviṃda priya goviṃdadharmavit | yatpṛṣṭaṃ lokanirmuktikāraṇaṃ tamasaḥ param

Translation

Śrī Sanatkumāra sprach: Höre, o Nārada—Geliebter Govindas, Kenner von Govindas Dharma—auf das, wonach du fragtest: die höchste Wirklichkeit jenseits der Finsternis, Ursache der Befreiung aus dem weltlichen Dasein.

Word by Word

श्री-सनत्कुमारःVenerable Sanatkumāra

उवाचsaid

शृणुlisten

नारदO Nārada

गोविंदO Govinda (addressing Nārada as devoted to Govinda)

प्रियO dear one

गोविंदधर्मवित्O knower of Govinda’s dharma

यत्that which

पृष्टम्asked

लोकनिर्मुक्तिकारणम्the cause of the world’s liberation

तमसःfrom darkness / ignorance

परम्supreme / beyond

Speaker

Sanatkumāra

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śrīsanatkumāra → श्री- + सनत्कुमारः; yatpṛṣṭaṃ → यत् पृष्टम्; goviṃdadharmavit → गोविन्द + धर्मवित् (compound).

Characters & Entities

Sanatkumāra

Nārada

Govinda

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and to whom?

Sanatkumāra is speaking to the sage Nārada, addressing him as beloved of Govinda and knowledgeable in Govinda’s dharma.

What is meant by “tamasaḥ param” in this context?

It indicates the supreme, transcendent principle beyond tamas—darkness or ignorance—implying a reality that dispels spiritual ignorance and leads to liberation.

What is the central teaching introduced by this verse?

It introduces an explanation of what Nārada asked: the highest truth that functions as the cause of release (mokṣa) from worldly bondage.