Shloka 25

नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छुत्वा तयोर्वाक्‍्यं तपस्युग्रे च वर्ततो: । नारद: प्राउ्जलिर्भूत्वा नारायणपरायण:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! कठोर तपस्यामें लगे हुए भगवान्‌ नर और नारायणकी यह बात सुनकर नारदजीने उन्हें हाथ जोड़कर प्रणाम किया और नारायणकी शरण लेकर उन्हींकी आराधनामें लग गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca: etac chrutvā tayor vākyaṃ tapasy ugre ca vartatoḥ | nāradaḥ prāñjalir bhūtvā nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: ¡Oh Janamejaya! Al oír estas palabras de ambos—Nara y Nārāyaṇa—que se hallaban entregados a una austeridad severa, Nārada, con las manos juntas en reverencia, se inclinó ante ellos; y, tomando refugio únicamente en Nārāyaṇa, se consagró a Su adoración.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एतत्this

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

तयोःof the two (of them)

वाक्यम्speech, statement

तपसिin austerity

उग्रेfierce, severe

चand

वर्ततोःof the two who were engaged (abiding)

नारदःNarada

प्राञ्जलिःwith joined palms

भूत्वाhaving become

नारायण-परायणःhaving Narayana as the supreme refuge; devoted to Narayana

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Nārada

Nara

Nārāyaṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models dharmic humility and bhakti: on encountering the words and presence of Nara–Nārāyaṇa in intense tapas, Nārada responds with reverent submission (prāñjali) and becomes firmly oriented to Nārāyaṇa as his sole refuge (nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa), implying that true wisdom culminates in surrender and devoted practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that after hearing the discourse of the two ascetic divinities, Nārada approaches them respectfully with folded hands, offers homage, and then turns to sustained worship of Nārāyaṇa, indicating acceptance of their instruction and alignment with their spiritual path.