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Shloka 24

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

अनुच्छेदाय लोकानामनुच्छेदाय कर्मणाम्‌ | पूर्वराचरितो धर्मश्नातुराश्रम्यसंकट:,पहलेके विद्वान्‌ लोकमर्यादाकी तथा कर्मपरम्पराकी रक्षा करनेके लिये चारों आश्रमोंसहित वर्णधर्मोका पालन करते थे

Janaka uvāca: anucchedāya lokānām anucchedāya karmaṇām | pūrvar ācārito dharmaḥ śnātur āśramya-saṅkaṭaḥ ||

Janaka dijo: «Para evitar la perturbación entre los hombres, y para que no se quiebre la continuidad de la acción justa, los antiguos practicaron un dharma seguido desde tiempos remotos: tras completar la disciplina del estudiante, entraban en el exigente curso de la vida a través de las etapas del āśrama. Así sostenían el orden social y la corriente heredada de los deberes».

अनुच्छेदायfor the non-destruction/continuance
अनुच्छेदाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुच्छेद
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
लोकानाम्of the worlds/people
लोकानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अनुच्छेदायfor the non-destruction/continuance
अनुच्छेदाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुच्छेद
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
कर्मणाम्of actions/rites
कर्मणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
पूर्वैःby the former (people/elders)
पूर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आचरितःpractised/observed
आचरितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआचर्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma, righteous duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आश्रम्यhaving resorted to an āśrama / in the state of an āśrama
आश्रम्य:
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine
संकटःdistressed/afflicted; in difficulty
संकटः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंकट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

जनक उवाच

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Janaka

Educational Q&A

Dharma is upheld by maintaining continuity—preventing social and ritual-moral breakdown—through faithful practice of inherited duties, especially the disciplined progression through the āśramas after completing studentship.

Janaka explains why earlier sages and learned people followed the established dharma: to protect public order (loka-maryādā) and preserve the ongoing tradition of duties and practices (karma-paramparā), even when that life-path is demanding.