Shloka 59

Devanagari script

नारायणो महद्धूतं विश्वसृग्घव्यकव्यभुक्‌

Transliteration

nārāyaṇo mahaddhūtaṃ viśvasṛg ghavyakavyabhuk

Translation

神は告げた。「ナーラーヤナは大いなる使者である――宇宙の創造者にして、神々と祖霊に捧げられるハヴィヤ・カヴィヤの供物を受け、享受する者である。」

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Narayana (Vishnu)
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दूतम्: messenger
• दूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विश्वसृक्: creator of the universe
• विश्वसृक्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वसृज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हव्यकव्यभुक्: eater/receiver of havya and kavya (oblations to gods and to ancestors)
• हव्यकव्यभुक्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्यकव्यभुज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

देव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Nārāyaṇa as supreme in both cosmic and ethical domains: he is the universe’s creator and also the rightful recipient of sacrificial offerings to gods and ancestors, implying that righteous duty and ritual ultimately find their fulfillment in the highest divine reality.

What is happening in the narrative?

A divine speaker identifies and praises Nārāyaṇa with exalted epithets—great messenger, creator of the universe, and partaker of offerings—framing him as the central divine principle who connects beings, rites, and cosmic governance.