Shloka 6
धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)
यानि नामानि ते देव कीर्तितानि महर्षिभि: | वेदेषु सपुराणेषु यानि गुह्मानि कर्मभि:
yāni nāmāni te deva kīrtitāni maharṣibhiḥ | vedeṣu sapurāṇeṣu yāni guhyāni karmabhiḥ
ಹೇ ದೇವನೇ! ಮಹರ್ಷಿಗಳು ಕೀರ್ತಿಸಿದ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮಗಳು; ವೇದಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಪುರಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವು, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಗುಹ್ಯಕರ್ಮಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಆಚರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ರಹಸ್ಯ ನಾಮಗಳು—
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the authority of revealed tradition: divine names and teachings are validated through the testimony of seers and the scriptural corpus (Veda and Purāṇa). It also points to a layered spirituality in which some aspects—names, rites, and meanings—are ‘guhya’ (esoteric) and meant to be received through proper instruction.
Arjuna addresses a divine figure and requests disclosure or clarification of the deity’s celebrated names—especially those regarded as secret or connected with sacred rites—known from the Vedas and Purāṇas and praised by great sages.