Shloka 35

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

स तथालक्षणो जातस्तपसा तव सम्भृत: । मम चैव प्रसादेन ब्रह्मतेजोमय: शुचि:,“ब्रह्मन! तुमने पहले अग्नि, भूमि, जल, वायु और आकाशके समान शक्तिशाली पुत्र होनेका मुझसे वरदान माँगा था; अतः तुम्हें तुम्हारी तपस्याके प्रभाव तथा मेरी कृपासे पालित वैसा ही पुत्र प्राप्त हुआ। वह ब्रह्मतेजसे सम्पन्न और परम पवित्र था

Transliteration

sa tathālakṣaṇo jātas tapasā tava sambhṛtaḥ | mama caiva prasādena brahmatejomayaḥ śuciḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : « Ainsi naquit un fils portant précisément les marques que tu avais demandées—nourri par la puissance de tes austérités et aussi par ma faveur. Il était rempli de la splendeur de Brahman et d’une pureté parfaite. »

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'saḥ', 'gloss': 'he

• that person (the son)'}, {'term': 'tathā-lakṣaṇaḥ', 'gloss': 'having such characteristics

• possessing the requested qualities'}, {'term': 'jātaḥ', 'gloss': 'born

• came into being'}, {'term': 'tapasā', 'gloss': 'by austerity

• through ascetic power'}, {'term': 'tava', 'gloss': 'your'}, {'term': 'sambhṛtaḥ', 'gloss': 'brought forth

• sustained/obtained (by effort)'}, {'term': 'mama', 'gloss': 'my'}, {'term': 'ca eva', 'gloss': 'and indeed

• also certainly'}, {'term': 'prasādena', 'gloss': 'by grace

• by benevolent approval'}, {'term': 'brahma-tejaḥ-mayaḥ', 'gloss': 'consisting of Brahmanic radiance

• endowed with spiritual splendor'}, {'term': 'śuciḥ', 'gloss': 'pure

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• the son (unnamed in this verse)
• Brahmanic radiance (brahma-tejas) as a quality

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outcomes to two forces working together: personal discipline (tapas) and the benevolent sanction or grace (prasāda) of an elder/authority. Ethical excellence is signaled by brahma-tejas (spiritual radiance) and śauca (purity), implying that true power is inseparable from inner purity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma explains that a previously requested boon has borne fruit: a son with the desired qualities has been born. He attributes this to the recipient’s austerities and to his own favor, emphasizing the son’s spiritual splendor and purity.