Shloka 135
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
नित्यं जप्यपरा भूत्वा सरस्वतीमुदीरयन् । भरतनन्दन! वे नित्यप्रति भगवन्नामके जपमें तत्पर होकर “भगवान् पुरुषोत्तमकी जय हो' ऐसी वाणी बोला करते थे || १३४ $ ।। यो हास्माकं गुरुश्रेष्ठ: कृष्णद्वेपायनो मुनि:
nityaṃ japyaparā bhūtvā sarasvatīm udīrayan | bharatanandana! te nityaprati bhagavannāmake japane tatparaḥ san “bhagavān puruṣottamasya jayo ho” iti vāṇīṃ bruvate sma || yo hāsmākaṃ guruśreṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyano muniḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Becoming ever intent on recitation, he would continually utter sacred speech. O descendant of Bharata, he remained devoted day after day to japa of the Lord’s Name, repeatedly voicing words such as, ‘Victory to the Blessed Lord, the Supreme Person!’ (And thus he spoke,) ‘He who is our foremost teacher—Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, the sage…’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage elevates nāma-japa and reverent speech as steady disciplines: constant remembrance of the Supreme (Puruṣottama) through repeated utterance purifies intention and anchors one in dharmic conduct, while honoring the guru (Vyāsa) as the authoritative source of sacred knowledge.
Vaiśampāyana, addressing Janamejaya, describes a figure who is continually engaged in japa and repeatedly proclaims victory to the Supreme Lord; the narration then turns toward invoking or referring to their foremost teacher, the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), as the guiding authority behind the tradition being recounted.