Shloka 79
नरनारायणावेतौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ । अनियम्यौ नियन्तारावेतौ तस्मात् परंतपौ,'ये ही प्राचीन ऋषिश्रेष्ठ नर और नारायण हैं; इनपर किसीका शासन नहीं चलता। ये ही सबके नियन्ता हैं; अतः ये शत्रुओंको संताप देनेमें समर्थ हैं
nara-nārāyaṇāv etau purāṇāv ṛṣi-sattamau | aniyamyau niyantārāv etau tasmāt paraṃtapau ||
Sañjaya said: “These two—Nara and Nārāyaṇa—are the ancient, foremost of sages. They are not subject to anyone’s control; rather, they themselves are the governors of all. Therefore they are fully capable of scorching and subduing their foes.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual authority is self-governed and rooted in dharma: Nara-Nārāyaṇa are portrayed as beyond external control because they embody the principle that regulates others—hence their moral and cosmic supremacy.
In the midst of the war-reporting, Sañjaya invokes the stature of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, emphasizing their primeval rishi-status and irresistible power, to frame the combatants’ prowess as grounded in a higher, divine order.