Shloka 28

Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)

Devanagari script

तस्मै तुष्ट: स शिष्याय प्रसन्नो वाक्यमत्रवीत्‌ | सिद्धि परामभिप्रेक्ष्य शृणु मत्तो जनार्दन,जनार्दन! अपने शिष्य काश्यपके ऊपर प्रसन्न होकर उन सिद्ध महर्षिने परासिद्धिके सम्बन्धमें विचार करके जो उपदेश किया, उसे बताता हूँ, सुनो

Transliteration

tasmai tuṣṭaḥ sa śiṣyāya prasanno vākyam abravīt | siddhiṃ parām abhiprekṣya śṛṇu matto janārdana ||

Translation

Pleased and gracious toward his disciple, the sage spoke these words: “Keeping the highest attainment in view, listen to me, O Janārdana.”

Word by Word

• {'tasmai': 'to him', 'tuṣṭaḥ': 'satisfied, pleased', 'saḥ': 'he', 'śiṣyāya': 'to the disciple', 'prasannaḥ': 'serene, favorably disposed, gracious', 'vākyam': 'speech, statement, instruction', 'abravīt': 'said, spoke', 'siddhim': 'accomplishment

• spiritual attainment', 'parām': 'supreme, highest', 'abhiprekṣya': 'having looked toward

• considering', 'śṛṇu': 'listen', 'mattaḥ': 'from me', 'janārdana': 'Janārdana (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• disciple (śiṣya)
• sage/teacher (implied speaker)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames instruction aimed at parā-siddhi—the highest spiritual attainment—emphasizing receptive listening and guidance given from a pleased teacher to a disciple.

What is happening in the narrative?

A teacher-sage, satisfied with his disciple, begins a formal counsel. He addresses Janārdana and invites him to listen as the discourse turns toward the means and vision of supreme attainment.