Shloka 126

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

अन्‍्यं वरं वृणीष्व त्वं दुर्लभो5यं हि ते वर: । अत: जिनका मन अपने वशमें नहीं है

Transliteration

śakra uvāca | anyaṃ varaṃ vṛṇīṣva tvaṃ durlabho ’yaṃ hi te varaḥ |

Translation

ಶಕ್ರನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನೀನು ಬೇರೆ ವರವನ್ನು ಆರಿಸು; ನೀನು ಬೇಡುವ ಈ ವರವು ನಿನಗೆ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ದುರ್ಲಭ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಮನಸ್ಸು ತಮ್ಮ ವಶದಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದವರಿಗೆ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣತ್ವವು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ದುರ್ಲಭ; ಆ ಹಠವನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ವರವನ್ನು ಬೇಡು.

Word by Word

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृणीष्व: choose (you)
• वृणीष्व: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वृणोति/वृणीते)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्लभः: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True spiritual status (such as Brahminhood) is tied to inner discipline—especially mastery of the mind—rather than mere desire or demand; without self-control, such a state is declared practically unattainable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra), responding to a request for a boon, discourages the seeker from asking for Brahminhood, calling it difficult to obtain for them, and urges them to choose a different boon instead.