Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अस्ति चात्र परं किज्चिदशध्यात्मं देवनिर्मितम्‌ । अततश्न त्वां ब्रवीम्येतत्‌ क्रियतामविशड्कया,इस सम्बन्धमें एक देवविहित आध्यात्मिक रहस्य है। इसी कारण तुमसे कह रहा हूँ कि तुम बेखटके यही कार्य करो, जिसे मैंने तुम्हें बतलाया है

Transliteration

asti cātra paraṃ kiñcid adhyātmaṃ devanirmitam | ataś ca tvāṃ bravīmy etat kriyatām aviśaṅkayā ||

Translation

Moreover, there is here a higher, divine mystery of the inner Self, ordained by the gods. For that very reason I tell you this: carry out what I have instructed, without hesitation or doubt.

Word by Word

• {'asti': 'there is

• exists', 'ca': 'and

• also', 'atra': 'here

• in this matter/context', 'param': 'higher

• further', 'kiñcit': 'something

• a certain (thing)', 'adhyātmam': 'pertaining to the Self

• metaphysical principle', 'deva-nirmitam': 'established/ordained by the gods

• divinely instituted', 'ataḥ': 'therefore

• for this reason', 'tvām': 'to you', 'bravīmi': 'I say

• I tell', 'etat': 'this', 'kriyatām': 'let it be done

• do it (injunctive/passive imperative)', 'aviśaṅkayā': 'without doubt

Speaker

सूर्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (the Sun-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A divinely grounded spiritual principle (adhyātma) supports the instruction being given; therefore one should act decisively and without doubt, trusting the higher order behind the counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sūrya speaks to the listener, assuring them that a god-ordained inner (spiritual) secret underlies the matter, and urges them to carry out the advised action confidently, without hesitation.