Shloka 35

Devanagari script

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच रहस्यश्रवणं धर्मो वेदव्रतनिषेवणम्‌ । अग्निकार्य तथा धर्मों गुरुकार्यप्रसाधनम्‌

Transliteration

śrīmaheśvara uvāca: rahasyaśravaṇaṃ dharmo vedavrata-niṣevaṇam | agnikāryaṃ tathā dharmo gurukārya-prasādhanam ||

Translation

ພຣະມະເຫສະວະຣະກ່າວວ່າ: “ການຟັງຄວາມລັບແຫ່ງທຳມະດ້ວຍຄວາມໄວ້ວາງໃຈ, ການປະຕິບັດວຣະຕະຕາມພຣະເວດ, ການປະກອບພິທີໄຟ (homa), ແລະການຮັບໃຊ້ຄູອາຈານ—ນີ້ແມ່ນທຳມະຂອງຜູ້ຢູ່ໃນອາສຣະມະພຣະຫມະຈັນຍາ.”

Word by Word

• श्रीमहेश्वरः: Śrī Maheśvara (Lord Śiva)
• श्रीमहेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• रहस्यश्रवणम्: hearing of the secret (teaching)
• रहस्यश्रवणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य-श्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: is (a) duty / dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदव्रतनिषेवणम्: practice/observance of Vedic vows
• वेदव्रतनिषेवणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-व्रत-निषेवण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अग्निकार्यम्: fire-rite; tending the sacred fire (homa etc.)
• अग्निकार्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• धर्मः: is (a) duty / dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुरुकार्यप्रसाधनम्: accomplishing the teacher’s tasks (service to the guru)
• गुरुकार्यप्रसाधनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु-कार्य-प्रसाधन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara
• Veda
• Agni (sacred fire)
• Guru

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse defines the dharma of the brahmacārin (student): receive instruction through attentive hearing (especially of esoteric teachings), keep Vedic vows, maintain fire-rites, and fulfill service to the guru—linking knowledge, restraint, ritual, and humility as a single ethical discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara is instructing the listener about āśrama-dharma, specifically outlining the prescribed conduct for the brahmacarya stage of life, emphasizing learning under a teacher and sustaining practice through vows and ritual duties.