Shloka 163

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ सर्वमहं सम्यगाचरिष्ये जनार्दन । “सारा जगत्‌ आपमें ही ओत-प्रोत है। एकमात्र आप ही मनुष्योंके अधीश्वर हैं। निष्पाप जनार्दन! आपने मुझपर कृपा करके जो यह उपदेश दिया है, उसका मैं यथावत्‌ पालन करूँगा

Transliteration

etad sarvam ahaṃ samyag ācarīṣye janārdana | sāraṃ jagat tvayi eva ota-protaṃ | ekamātraḥ tvam eva manuṣyāṇām adhīśvaraḥ | niṣpāpa janārdana! tvayā mayi kṛpāṃ kṛtvā yo 'yaṃ upadeśaḥ dattaḥ, tasya ahaṃ yathāvat pālanaṃ kariṣyāmi ||

Translation

“All this I shall carry out rightly, O Janārdana. The whole world is woven into you alone; you alone are the sovereign Lord of humankind. Sinless Janārdana, out of compassion you have given me this instruction; I will follow it exactly as taught.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, entirely
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• आचरिष्ये: I shall practice/perform
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Ātmanepada

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana (Krishna)
• Type: Noun (Proper name/Vocative epithet)
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes reverent acceptance of divine instruction: recognizing Janārdana as the all-pervading sovereign and committing to practice the teaching precisely (yathāvat) and rightly (samyak).

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) with devotion and humility, affirming that the world is interwoven in him and pledging faithful observance of the counsel received, framing the instruction as an act of compassion.