Shloka 21

अर्हणनिर्णयः

Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly

Devanagari script

धर्मज्ञ नारदजीने इसी पुरातन वृत्तान्तका स्मरण किया और ये भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण ही समस्त यज्ञोंके द्वारा आराधनीय, सर्वेश्वर नारायण हैं; ऐसा समझकर वे धर्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ परम बुद्धिमान्‌ देवर्षि मेधावी धर्मराजके उस महायज्ञमें बड़े आदरके साथ बैठे रहे

Translation

Nārada, knower of dharma, recalled that ancient account and understood that Kṛṣṇa himself is Nārāyaṇa, the universal Lord to be worshipped through all sacrifices. Therefore the wise divine seer, foremost among knowers of dharma, remained seated with great respect at Dharmarāja’s grand sacrifice.

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धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma

नारदःNarada

इदम्this

पुरातनम्ancient

वृत्तान्तम्account, narrative

स्मरणम्recollection

चकारdid, made

चand

एतेthese

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

श्रीकृष्णःSri Krishna

हिindeed

समस्तयज्ञैःby all sacrifices

आराधनीयःworthy to be worshipped

सर्वेश्वरःLord of all

नारायणःNarayana

इतिthus

समझित्वाhaving understood

धर्मवेत्तृषुamong the knowers of dharma

श्रेष्ठःbest, foremost

परमबुद्धिमान्supremely intelligent

देवर्षिःdivine sage

मेधावीwise, intelligent

धर्मराजस्यof Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)

तस्मिन्in that

महायज्ञेin the great sacrifice

बृहदादरेणwith great respect

उपविवेशsat down

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