Shloka 36

धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं शितिकण्ठं च याश्षान्या देवता: स्मृता: । प्रबुद्धचर्या: सेवन्तो मामेवैष्यन्ति यत्‌ परम्‌,ज्ञानी भक्त ब्रह्मा, शिव तथा दूसरे देवताओंकी निष्काम भावसे सेवा करते हुए भी अन्तमें मुझ परमात्माको ही प्राप्त होते हैं

Transliteration

Brahmāṇaṁ Śitikaṇṭhaṁ ca yāś cānyā devatāḥ smṛtāḥ | prabuddha-caryāḥ sevanto mām evaiṣyanti yat param ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “Those who, with awakened discipline of conduct, worship Brahmā, Śitikaṇṭha (Śiva), and whatever other deities are spoken of, even while serving them in a selfless spirit, ultimately attain Me alone—the Supreme.”

Word by Word

ब्रह्माणम्Brahmā (as object)

शितिकण्ठम्Śiva (the blue-throated one)

चand

याwhich

अन्याother

देवताःdeities

स्मृताःare remembered/counted (as)

प्रबुद्धचर्याःof awakened conduct; with enlightened practice

सेवन्तःserving/worshipping

माम्me

एवindeed/alone

एष्यन्तिwill come/attain

यत्which/that

परम्supreme

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Brahmā

Śiva (Śitikaṇṭha)

other deities (devatāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes