Shloka 21
नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal
ब्रह्मन! उन्हीं भगवान् परमदेव परमात्माके तीनों लोकोंमें जो देवप्रिय अवतार होनेवाले हैं, उनका सदा ही परम मंगल हो--यही हमारी इस तपस्याका उद्देश्य है
Brahman! Unhīṁ bhagavān paramadeva paramātmāke trīṇi lokēṣu yo devapriya avatāra bhaviṣyanti, teṣāṁ sadāiva parama-maṅgalaṁ bhavatu—ity eṣa asmākaṁ tapasyaḥ uddēśyaḥ.
Nārada berkata: “Wahai brahmana, tapa kami hanya bertujuan satu: semoga senantiasa ada kemuliaan tertinggi bagi penjelmaan-penjelmaan ilahi yang dicintai para dewa—dari Bhagavān, Sang Dewa Tertinggi, Sang Ātman Tertinggi—yang akan menampakkan diri di tiga dunia.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
That spiritual discipline (tapas) is rightly directed toward universal welfare: praying for the supreme auspiciousness of the Lord’s divine manifestations, which sustain and restore order across the three worlds.
Nārada addresses a Brahmin/ascetic and states the intention behind their austerities: a blessing and prayer that the forthcoming divine avatāras—beloved of the gods—may always be attended by the highest good.