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Shloka 15

Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)

तपसा गुरुवृत्त्या च ब्रह्म॒चर्येण वा विभो । देवतानां 230 ६५034 हानसूयक:

tapasā guruvṛttyā ca brahmacaryeṇa vā vibho | devatānāṁ hānāsūyakaḥ |

Janaka dijo: “Oh poderoso, ya sea por la austeridad, por el servicio devoto y la conducta debida hacia el maestro, o por la disciplina del brahmacarya (la vida de estudiante en continencia), quien está libre de envidia y no guarda resentimiento contra los dioses (o el orden divino) alcanza la disposición correcta para el progreso espiritual.”

तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
गुरुवृत्त्याby conduct/service towards the teacher
गुरुवृत्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगुरुवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ब्रह्मचर्येणby celibacy/studentship
ब्रह्मचर्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचर्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
विभोO mighty one
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
देवतानाम्of the deities
देवतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
अनसूयकःnon-envious; free from malice
अनसूयकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनसूयक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

जनक उवाच

J
Janaka
D
Devatāḥ (gods/divine beings)
G
Guru (teacher)

Educational Q&A

Spiritual maturity is supported by disciplined practice—tapas, respectful service to the guru, and brahmacarya—together with an essential ethical attitude: freedom from envy and fault-finding (an-asūyā), especially toward the divine order.

In Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, King Janaka speaks to a powerful interlocutor, listing recognized means of inner purification (austerity, guru-oriented conduct, and brahmacarya) and emphasizing the accompanying virtue of non-envy.