Shloka 15

Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

तपसा गुरुवृत्त्या च ब्रह्म॒चर्येण वा विभो । देवतानां 230 ६५034 हानसूयक:

Transliteration

tapasā guruvṛttyā ca brahmacaryeṇa vā vibho | devatānāṁ hānāsūyakaḥ |

Translation

ജനകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ വിഭോ! തപസ്സിലൂടെ, ഗുരുസേവയും സദ്വൃത്തിയും വഴി, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബ്രഹ്മചര്യാനുശാസനത്തിലൂടെ—ദേവന്മാരോടു അസൂയയില്ലാത്തവൻ ആത്മോന്നതിക്ക് യോജ്യമായ സമ്യക് ഭാവം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गुरुवृत्त्या: by conduct/service towards the teacher
• गुरुवृत्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुवृत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by celibacy/studentship
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• विभो: O mighty one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• अनसूयकः: non-envious; free from malice
• अनसूयकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनसूयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Devatāḥ (gods/divine beings)
• Guru (teacher)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Spiritual maturity is supported by disciplined practice—tapas, respectful service to the guru, and brahmacarya—together with an essential ethical attitude: freedom from envy and fault-finding (an-asūyā), especially toward the divine order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, King Janaka speaks to a powerful interlocutor, listing recognized means of inner purification (austerity, guru-oriented conduct, and brahmacarya) and emphasizing the accompanying virtue of non-envy.