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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 dit : « Ô puissant, que ce soit par l’austérité, par le service dévoué et la conduite juste envers le maître, ou par la discipline du brahmacarya (la vie d’étudiant dans la continence), celui qui est exempt d’envie et ne nourrit aucun ressentiment envers les dieux (ou l’ordre divin) obtient la juste disposition pour avancer sur la voie spirituelle. »

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.