Shloka 113

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं यश्नैनं परिकीर्तयेत्‌ । नमो भगवते कृत्वा समाहितमतिर्नर:

Transliteration

yaś cedaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ yaś cainaṃ parikīrtayet | namo bhagavate kṛtvā samāhitamatir naraḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Whoever listens to this regularly, and whoever recites or proclaims it—having first bowed in reverence to the Blessed Lord and fixing the mind in concentration—becomes wise, strong, handsome, and free from disease. One who is ill is released from illness, and one who is bound is released from bondage.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इदम्: this (hymn/teaching)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शृणुयात्: should hear
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नित्यम्: always, daily
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एनम्: this (one/it)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परिकीर्तयेत्: should recite/proclaim
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्तय् (causative of कीर्त्/कीर्)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नमः: salutation
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done (having made)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund, -त्वा), Parasmaipada

• समाहित: collected, concentrated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (ppp: समाहित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मतिः: mind, understanding
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नरः: man, person
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhagavān (the Blessed Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular listening and recitation of a sacred teaching, performed with reverence to Bhagavān and a concentrated mind, is presented as a dharmic discipline that cultivates virtues (wisdom, strength, excellence) and alleviates suffering (freedom from illness and bondage).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing the promised fruits (phalaśruti) of hearing and proclaiming the preceding discourse: the listener/reciter, after offering salutation to the Lord and focusing the mind, gains well-being and release from afflictions.