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Shloka 896

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

पञठ्चकारणसंख्यातो निष्ठा सर्वत्र वै हरि: | अधिष्ठान, कर्ता, भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकारके करण, नाना प्रकारकी अलग-अलग चेष्टाएँ तथा पाँचवाँ दैव--इन पाँच कारणोंके रूपमें सर्वत्र श्रीहरि ही विराजमान हैं

pañcakāraṇasaṅkhyāto niṣṭhā sarvatra vai hariḥ | adhiṣṭhānaṃ kartā bhinna-bhinna-prakārakaṃ karaṇaṃ nānā-prakārāḥ pṛthak-pṛthag ceṣṭāḥ tathā pañcamaṃ daivam—eteṣu pañcasu kāraṇeṣu rūpeṇa sarvatra śrīharir eva virājamānaḥ ||

વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા— કર્મના પાંચ કારણો તરીકે હરી સર્વત્ર સ્થિત છે. અધિષ્ઠાન, કર્તા, વિવિધ કરણો, નાનાપ્રકારની અલગ-અલગ ચેષ્ટાઓ અને પાંચમું દૈવ—આ પાંચ કારણોમાં સર્વત્ર શ્રીહરી જ વિરાજમાન છે।

पञ्चकारणसंख्यातःreckoned as the five causes
पञ्चकारणसंख्यातः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चकारणसंख्या
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निष्ठाthe fixed basis/abiding presence
निष्ठा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिष्ठा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वत्रeverywhere
सर्वत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वत्र
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
हरिःHari (Vishnu)
हरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशग्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
H
Hari (Śrīhari/Viṣṇu)

Educational Q&A

All action is understood through five causal factors—basis (adhiṣṭhāna), agent (kartā), instruments (karaṇa), efforts (ceṣṭā), and destiny/providence (daiva)—and the Lord (Hari) pervades them all. Ethically, this discourages both fatalism and egoism: one must act responsibly using one’s capacities, while recognizing limits and the divine support underlying outcomes.

Vaiśaṃpāyana continues a didactic exposition in Śānti Parva, presenting a philosophical account of how actions arise. The passage reframes causation in moral terms, teaching that multiple conditions contribute to results and that the divine presence is immanent within those conditions.