Shloka 14
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
तपोनिधे त्वयोक्त हि नारायणकथाश्रयम् । स ईशो भगवान् देव: सर्वभूतात्मभावन:
Janamejaya uvāca |
Taponidhe tvayokta hi nārāyaṇa-kathāśrayam |
Sa īśo bhagavān devaḥ sarva-bhūtātma-bhāvanaḥ ||
ಜನಮೇಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಓ ತಪೋನಿಧೇ! ನಾರಾಯಣಕಥಾಶ್ರಯವಾಗಿ ನೀನು ಹೇಳಿದ ವಚನಗಳೇ ಈ ಉಪದೇಶದ ಸಾರ. ಆ ಈಶ, ಆ ಭಗವಾನ್ ದೇವ—ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಪತಿ; ಸಮಸ್ತ ಭೂತಗಳ ಅಂತರಾತ್ಮವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪನ್ನಮಾಡಿ ಧರಿಸುವವನು.
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms that discourse rooted in Nārāyaṇa’s sacred narrative is the essence of the teaching, and it identifies Nārāyaṇa as the supreme sovereign who generates and sustains the inner self of all beings—grounding ethics and dharma in devotion to the highest Lord.
Janamejaya addresses a revered ascetic (taponidhi), acknowledging that the sage’s exposition—centered on Nārāyaṇa—captures the heart of the text, and he summarizes Nārāyaṇa’s status as the Lord of all and the source of all beings.