Shloka 57

ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins

Devanagari script

भूगोर्वचनमात्रेण स च ब्रह्मर्षितां गत:

Transliteration

bhūgor vacanamātreṇa sa ca brahmarṣitāṃ gataḥ

Translation

“Hanya dengan menaati sabda Bhṛgu, ia pun mencapai kedudukan seorang Brahmarṣi.”

Word by Word

• भूगोः: of Bhṛgu
• भूगोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचनमात्रेण: by mere words / by a mere utterance
• वचनमात्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचनमात्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्रह्मर्षिताम्: of the brahmarṣis (divine seers)
• ब्रह्मर्षिताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गतः: gone; attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhṛgu
• Brahmarṣi (rank/status of sagehood)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That sincere, humble acceptance of a true sage’s instruction—without resistance or pride—can itself become a powerful cause for spiritual elevation, symbolized here as attaining Brahmarṣi status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing a person whose spiritual rise is attributed to acting on Bhṛgu’s word alone; the verse highlights the transformative efficacy of a ṛṣi’s guidance and the disciple’s readiness to comply.