Shloka 2

Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme

Devanagari script

उक्ता: स्‍्मो यद्‌ भगवता तदात्वायतिसंहितम्‌ । तन्नो मनसि संरूढं करिष्यामस्तथा च तत्‌,फिर व्यासजीसे बोले--“भगवन्‌! आपने भविष्यमें हमारे हितका विचार करके जो बातें बतायी हैं, वे हमारे मनमें बैठ गयी हैं। हम अवश्य उनका पालन करेंगे”

Transliteration

uktāḥ smo yad bhagavatā tadātvāyati-saṁhitam | tan no manasi saṁrūḍhaṁ kariṣyāmas tathā ca tat ||

Translation

Luego dijeron a Vyāsa: «¡Oh Bienaventurado! La enseñanza que has pronunciado—apropiada para el presente y reunida con la mirada puesta en lo venidero, por nuestro bien—ha echado raíces firmes en nuestra mente. Obrarremos conforme a ella y la cumpliremos tal como es.»

Word by Word

उक्ताःspoken/said (we are)

स्मःare

यत्which/that (what)

भगवताby the Blessed Lord

तदात्वायति-संहितम्connected with the present and the future (well-composed/compiled)

तत्that

नःof us/our

मनसिin (the) mind

संरूढम्firmly fixed/established

करिष्यामःwe shall do/perform

तथाthus/so

चand

तत्that (same thing)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Bhagavat (revered teacher/sage addressed)

Vyasa (as per the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes receptive learning and ethical follow-through: wise counsel that addresses both immediate needs and future consequences should be internalized (‘rooted in the mind’) and then implemented faithfully.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma responds to a revered speaker’s instruction, affirming that the guidance has been understood and firmly retained, and promising to act in accordance with it.