Shloka 8
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
शेषेभ्यश्चैव वक््त्रेभ्यश्तुर्वेदान् गिरन् बहुन् । आरण्यकं जगौ देवो हरिनारायणो वशी,सबको वशमें रखनेवाले वे भगवान् नारायण हरि एक मुखसे तो ओड़्कार तथा उससे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाली गायत्रीका जप करते थे एवं अन्यान्य मुखोंसे चारों वेदों और उनके आरण्यकभागका गान कर रहे थे
śeṣebhyaś caiva vaktrebhyaś caturvedān giran bahūn | āraṇyakaṃ jagau devo harinārāyaṇo vaśī ||
Bhishma said: “From his remaining mouths, the self-mastered Lord Hari-Nārāyaṇa chanted the four Vedas in many recitations, and he also sang the Āraṇyaka portions. Thus, while one mouth was engaged in the sacred utterance and the Gāyatrī connected with it, the other mouths continuously voiced the Vedic revelation.”
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