Shloka 9

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

यश्न गोवृषभाड्कस्य प्रभावस्तं च मे शृणु । रुद्राण्या: संशयो यश्व दम्पत्योस्तं च मे शृणु

Transliteration

yad go-vṛṣabhāṅkasya prabhāvas taṁ ca me śṛṇu | rudrāṇyāḥ saṁśayo yad vai dampatyos taṁ ca me śṛṇu ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “Listen to me as I recount the majesty of the Lord marked by the bull, and also hear of the doubt that arose in Rudrani (Parvati) and the dialogue that then took place between the divine spouses. I shall narrate what I have heard from ancient times about the greatness of Narayana and Mahadeva, and how their powers were understood.”

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose/of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गोवृषभाङ्कस्य: of the bull-marked one (Śiva)
• गोवृषभाङ्कस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: गोवृषभाङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रभावः: might, power, greatness
• प्रभावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रुद्राण्याः: of Rudrāṇī (Pārvatī)
• रुद्राण्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: रुद्राणी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive/Ablative, Singular

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यश्च: and which/and who
• यश्च: Karta
• Type: Pronoun + Indeclinable
• Root: यद् + च
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दम्पत्योः: of the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पत्योः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (dual)
• Root: दम्पती
• Form: Masculine, Genitive/Locative, Dual

• तम्: that (dialogue/that matter)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Narayana (Vishnu)
• Mahadeva (Shiva/Rudra)
• Rudrani (Parvati/Uma)
• the divine couple (Shiva and Parvati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a didactic narrative meant to clarify divine greatness and remove doubt: Bhishma prepares to explain the majesty of Śiva (the bull-emblemed Lord) alongside what is traditionally heard about Narayana and Mahadeva, presenting their powers in a way that supports reverence and theological harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma introduces a forthcoming story: he asks the listener to hear about Śiva’s prabhāva and about a doubt that arose in Pārvatī (Rudrāṇī), leading to a dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī. This serves as the narrative gateway to a longer account.