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Shloka 583

अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा

Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin

देवो<स्माभिरनन दृष्ट: स कथं त्वं द्रष्टमहसि । “बृहस्पते! इस प्रकार हमने बड़ी भारी तपस्या की

devo ’smābhir ananadṛṣṭaḥ sa kathaṁ tvaṁ draṣṭum arhasi |

ದೇವರು ಹೇಳಿದರು— “ನಾವು ಸ್ವತಃ ಆ ದೇವರನ್ನು ನೋಡಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ನೀನು ಹೇಗೆ ಅವರನ್ನು ನೋಡುವ ಯೋಗ್ಯನಾಗುವೆ? ನಾವು ಮಹಾ ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡಿ, ಹವ್ಯ-ಕವ್ಯ ಅರ್ಪಣೆಗಳಿಂದ ಭಗವಂತನನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಿದರೂ ನಮಗೆ ಅವರ ದರ್ಶನ ದೊರಕಲಿಲ್ಲ—ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ, ಓ ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತೇ! ನೀನು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವರ ಸాక్షಾತ್ ದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಪಡೆಯುವೆ?”

देवःthe god (Lord)
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्माभिःby us
अस्माभिः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Plural
अननुindeed / surely (emphatic particle)
अननु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअननु
दृष्टःseen
दृष्टः:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
द्रष्टुम्to see
द्रष्टुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formतुमुन् (infinitive)
अर्हसिare able / deserve
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

देव उवाच

D
Deva (speaker)
B
Bhagavān / Deva (the Lord, referred to as 'saḥ')
B
Bṛhaspati

Educational Q&A

Divine vision is not guaranteed merely by austerity or ritual; it depends on worthiness and, ultimately, the Lord’s grace. The verse underscores humility and cautions against assuming spiritual attainment as an entitlement.

A deity challenges Bṛhaspati, saying that even the gods, despite great austerities and worship with sacrificial offerings, failed to obtain the Lord’s दर्शन (direct vision). Therefore, the deity questions how Bṛhaspati could expect to see the Lord easily.