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Shloka 34

Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)

यदा भावं न कुरुते सर्वभूतेषु पापकम्‌ । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा

yadā bhāvaṃ na kurute sarvabhūteṣu pāpakam | karmaṇā manasā vācā brahma sampadyate tadā ||

Ketika seseorang—dengan perbuatan, pikiran, dan ucapan—tidak menumbuhkan niat berdosa terhadap makhluk mana pun, menjadi bebas dari kebencian kepada semua makhluk, saat itulah ia mencapai keadaan Brahman.

यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
भावम्disposition/attitude
भावम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुरुतेdoes/makes
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
सर्वभूतेषुin/with regard to all beings
सर्वभूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
पापकम्sinful/evil
पापकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपापक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्मणाby action
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मनसाby mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाचाby speech
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सम्पद्यतेattains/becomes
सम्पद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पद्
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

जनक उवाच

J
Janaka
B
Brahman
S
sarvabhūta (all beings)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that spiritual realization is grounded in universal non-malice: when one harbors no sinful or harmful intention toward any being in thought, word, or deed, one becomes fit for and attains Brahman-realization.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, King Janaka speaks as a teacher, stating a criterion for attaining the highest state: complete freedom from hateful or sinful disposition toward all beings across the three channels of conduct—action, speech, and mind.