Shloka 97

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

Devanagari script

प्रादुर्भावं गमिष्यामि तदा$5त्मज्ञानदैशिक: । एवमुक्त्वा हयशिरास्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

prādurbhāvaṁ gamiṣyāmi tadātmjñāna-daiśikaḥ | evam uktvā hayaśirās tatraivāntaradhīyata ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: “At that time I shall manifest before you as a spiritual preceptor who bestows knowledge of the Self.” Having spoken thus, Hayagrīva (the Horse-headed Lord) vanished from that very place.

Word by Word

• {'prādurbhāvam': 'manifestation

• appearing openly', 'gamiṣyāmi': 'I shall go/come

• I shall proceed (future, 1st person singular)', 'tadā': 'then

• at that time', 'ātma-jñāna': 'knowledge of the Self

• inner realization', 'daiśikaḥ': 'spiritual teacher

• preceptor (one who gives instruction)', 'evam': 'thus', 'uktvā': 'having said', 'haya-śirāḥ (Hayagrīva)': 'the horse-headed one

• Hayagrīva, a divine form associated with sacred knowledge', 'tatra eva': 'right there

• in that very place', 'antaradhīyata': 'disappeared

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Hayagrīva (Hayaśirāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When duties and divine tasks become overwhelming, the remedy is not mere force but right understanding: guidance grounded in ātma-jñāna (self-knowledge) arrives to stabilize the mind and enable dharmic action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Hayagrīva promises to manifest in the future as a teacher of self-knowledge when needed, and after giving this assurance he disappears on the spot; Vyāsa reports this speech.