Shloka 20

इत्येतां नारदश्निन्तां चिन्तयामास सर्ववित्‌ । हरिं नारायणं ध्यात्वा यज्ैरीज्यन्तमी श्वरम्‌,धर्मज्ञ नारदजीने इसी पुरातन वृत्तान्तका स्मरण किया और ये भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण ही समस्त यज्ञोंके द्वारा आराधनीय, सर्वेश्वर नारायण हैं; ऐसा समझकर वे धर्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ परम बुद्धिमान्‌ देवर्षि मेधावी धर्मराजके उस महायज्ञमें बड़े आदरके साथ बैठे रहे

iti etāṃ nāradaś cintāṃ cintayāmāsa sarvavit | hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ dhyātvā yajñair ijyamānam īśvaram ||

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Réfléchissant à cette pensée, Nārada, l’omniscient, contempla Hari Nārāyaṇa—le Seigneur suprême, que tous les sacrifices doivent honorer. Comprenant que Kṛṣṇa lui-même était ce Seigneur universel, le sage voyant divin, le premier des connaisseurs du dharma, demeura assis avec un profond respect au grand sacrifice de Dharmarāja.»

इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एताम्this (her/this account)
एताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शृण्वन्ताम्let (them) listen
शृण्वन्ताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (शृणु)
FormImperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
चिन्तयामासhe reflected/pondered
चिन्तयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्ववित्all-knowing
सर्ववित्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हरिम्Hari
हरिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नारायणम्Narayana
नारायणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ध्यात्वाhaving meditated upon
ध्यात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootध्यै
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada
यज्ञैःby sacrifices
यज्ञैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ईज्यम्to be worshipped
ईज्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईज्य
FormGerundive (यत्), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ईश्वरम्the Lord
ईश्वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
N
Nārada
H
Hari
N
Nārāyaṇa
K
Kṛṣṇa
D
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
M
Mahāyajña (great sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

The verse affirms a theological and ethical insight: the highest object of worship behind all sacrificial rites is the Supreme Lord (Hari Nārāyaṇa), identified here with Kṛṣṇa. True dharma includes recognizing the ultimate divine reality and responding with reverence rather than mere ritualism.

During Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira’s great sacrifice, the sage Nārada reflects on an earlier point and meditates on Hari Nārāyaṇa. Concluding that Kṛṣṇa is that Supreme Lord worshipped by all yajñas, Nārada remains seated respectfully within the sacrificial assembly.