Shloka 9

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

शृण्वतः परया भक्त्या ब्रह्मन्नेतदशेषतः । वक्तुमर्हसि धर्मज्ञ यशो नारायणात्मकम्

Transliteration

śṛṇvataḥ parayā bhaktyā brahmannetadaśeṣataḥ | vaktumarhasi dharmajña yaśo nārāyaṇātmakam

Translation

ブラフマンよ、私は至上のバクティをもって聴いております。どうか余すところなく語ってください—ダルマを知る御方よ—その本質がナーラーヤナである栄光を。

Word by Word

• śṛṇvataḥ: of the listener
• śṛṇvataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śru (धातु) → śṛṇvat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut) कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle, śatṛ) — 'of (one) listening'

• parayā: with supreme
• parayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular) — 'with supreme'

• bhaktyā: devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular) — 'with devotion'

• brahman: O Brahmin
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular) — address

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular) — demonstrative pronoun

• aśeṣataḥ: completely
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तसिलन्त-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb in -tas) — 'entirely, without remainder'

• vaktum: to speak
• vaktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) → vaktum (तुमुन्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Kridanta) तुमुनन्त-अव्यय (infinitive/तुमुन्) — 'to speak'

• arhasi: you ought
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada) — 'you are fit/ought'

• dharmajña: O knower of dharma
• dharmajña: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa: धर्मं जानाति), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• yaśaḥ: glory
• yaśaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular) — 'fame/glory'

• nārāyaṇa-ātmakam: having Nārāyaṇa as its essence
• nārāyaṇa-ātmakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa: नारायणः आत्मा यस्य/यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular) — qualifying yaśaḥ

Speaker

Unspecified disciple/interlocutor addressing a Brahman (a dharma-knowing narrator)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: brahmann etad aśeṣataḥ ← brahman + etat + aśeṣataḥ; nārāyaṇātmakam ← nārāyaṇa + ātmakam (ā-sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the core request made in this verse?

The listener asks a Brahman, described as a knower of dharma, to narrate the account fully and without omission—specifically the glory that is centered on Nārāyaṇa.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It frames the act of hearing (śravaṇa) as being done with “supreme devotion” (parayā bhaktyā), presenting attentive devotional listening as a primary spiritual practice.

What ethical or spiritual attitude is modeled here?

Humility and reverence toward a dharma-knowing teacher, coupled with a sincere desire to hear sacred narration completely and accurately, especially concerning the divine glory of Nārāyaṇa.