Shloka 47

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु देवर्षिरपि नारद: । आजगाम विशुद्धात्मा पाण्डवानवलोकक:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! वे सब लोग वहाँ बैठे ही थे कि विशुद्ध अन्तःकरणवाले देवर्षि नारद भी पाण्डवोंसे मिलनेके लिये वहाँ आये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu devarṣir api Nāradaḥ | ājagāma viśuddhātmā Pāṇḍavān avalokakaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: While they were seated there, the divine seer Nārada—pure in spirit—arrived as well, coming to see the Pāṇḍavas. His arrival signals the entry of a higher, impartial witness whose counsel typically reorients the hearers toward dharma and disciplined conduct amid hardship.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

तेषुamong them / while they

तत्रthere

उपविष्टेषुwhen (they were) seated

देवर्षिःthe divine sage

अपिalso

नारदःNārada

आजगामcame

विशुद्धात्माone whose inner self is pure

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

अवलोककःone who comes to see/visit

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Nārada

Pāṇḍavas

Janamejaya

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical authority of a viśuddhātmā (pure-minded) sage: dharmic guidance is best received from those who are inwardly purified and impartial, especially during periods of trial.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the Pāṇḍavas are seated in the forest setting, the divine sage Nārada arrives to meet and observe them, marking a transition to counsel, news, or instruction delivered by a revered seer.