Shloka 2

Jāpakānāṃ Gatiḥ — The Destinies of Japa-Practitioners (Śānti Parva 12.190)

Devanagari script

भगुरुवाच जातकमदिभिर्यस्तु संस्कारै: संस्कृत: शुचि: । वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्न: षट्सु कर्मस्ववस्थित:,भगुजीने कहा--जो जाति, कर्म आदि संस्कारोंसे सम्पन्न, पवित्र तथा वेदोंके स्वाध्यायमें संलग्न है, (यपजन-याजन, अध्ययनाध्यापन और दान-प्रतिग्रह--इन) छ: कर्मोमें स्थित रहता है, शौच एवं सदाचारका पालन तथा परम उत्तम यज्ञशिष्ट अन्नका भोजन करता है, गुरुके प्रति प्रेम रखता, नित्य व्रतका पालन करता तथा सत्यमें तत्पर रहता है, वही ब्राह्मण कहलाता है

Transliteration

bhagur uvāca—jātakarmādibhir yas tu saṃskāraiḥ saṃskṛtaḥ śuciḥ | vedādhyayanasampannaḥ ṣaṭsu karmasv avasthitaḥ ||

Translation

Bhagu dijo: «Aquel que ha sido depurado por los saṃskāra, comenzando por los ritos del nacimiento; que es puro en su conducta; que está consumado en el estudio del Veda; y que permanece firme en los seis deberes prescritos, ése debe ser reconocido como brāhmaṇa».

Word by Word

भगुःBhṛgu (sage Bhagu)

उवाचsaid

जातकर्मादिभिःby (the) rites such as the birth-rite (jātakarma) etc.

यःwho

तुindeed/but

संस्कारैःby sacraments/rites

संस्कृतःrefined, duly consecrated

शुचिःpure

वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नःendowed with Vedic study

षट्सुin six

कर्मसुin (the) duties/acts

अवस्थितःsteadfast, established

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhagu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Brāhmaṇa-hood is characterized by being formed through saṃskāras, maintaining purity, mastering Vedic study, and steadfastly performing the six traditional duties associated with a brāhmaṇa.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a didactic discourse within Śānti Parva, the speaker Bhagu lays down criteria for identifying a brāhmaṇa, emphasizing ritual formation, learning, and disciplined adherence to prescribed duties.