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Shloka 20

Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response

Devanagari script

त्रिगुणो विगुण श्षतुरात्मधर: पूर्तेष्टयोश्न फलभागहर: । विदधातु नित्यमजितो5तिचलो गतिमात्मगां सुकृतिनामृषीणाम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | triguṇo viguṇaś catur-ātma-dharaḥ pūrteṣṭayoś ca phala-bhāga-haraḥ | vidadhātu nityam ajito 'ti-calo gatim ātma-gāṃ sukṛtinām ṛṣīṇām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Walau berhubungan dengan tiga guṇa, namun sesungguhnya melampaui semuanya; menanggung wujud empat serangkai (Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha); menerima bagian buah dari iṣṭa (kurban yajña dan sejenisnya) serta āpūrta (kebajikan umum seperti pembuatan sumur, kolam, dan telaga); senantiasa tak terkalahkan dan tak pernah menyimpang dari keteguhan—semoga Bhagavān Śrī Hari itu terus-menerus menganugerahkan kepada para ṛṣi yang suci tujuan tertinggi, jalan pembebasan yang lahir dari pengetahuan Diri.

Word by Word

त्रिगुणःhaving three guṇas / threefold in qualities

विगुणःwithout guṇas / beyond qualities

चतुरात्मधरःbearer of four forms (vyūhas)

पूर्तेष्टयोःof pūrta and iṣṭa (charitable works and sacrifices)

फलभागहरःtaker of the share of the fruit

विदधातुmay (he) bestow / ordain

नित्यम्always

अजितःunconquered / invincible

अतिचलःnot wavering / not deviating (very steady)

गतिम्path, state, goal

आत्मगाम्leading to the Self / self-realization-going

सुकृतिनाम्of the virtuous / meritorious ones

ऋषीणाम्of the sages

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Hari (Śrīhari)

Vāsudeva

Saṅkarṣaṇa

Pradyumna

Aniruddha

Ṛ

ṛṣis (sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the Lord as both immanent (connected with the three guṇas and the fruits of ritual/charity) and transcendent (beyond guṇas), and presents liberation as His gift: the highest ‘gati’ arises from inward Self-knowledge and is granted to the righteous sages through divine grace.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, a benedictory eulogy is offered to Śrīhari, identifying Him with the fourfold forms (Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha) and praying that He bestow the supreme destiny upon meritorious ṛṣis.