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Shloka 85

वाचके परितुष्टे तु शुभा प्रीतिरनुत्तमा । ब्राह्मणेषु तु तुष्टेषु प्रसन्ना: सर्वदेवता:

vācake parituṣṭe tu śubhā prītir anuttamā | brāhmaṇeṣu tu tuṣṭeṣu prasannāḥ sarvadevatāḥ ||

കഥാവാചകൻ സന്തുഷ്ടനായാൽ പരമോത്തമവും മംഗളകരവുമായ പ്രീതി ഉദിക്കുന്നു. ബ്രാഹ്മണർ തൃപ്തരായാൽ ശ്രോതാവിനോടു സർവ്വദേവതകളും പ്രസന്നരാകുന്നു.

वाचकेin/when the reciter (storyteller)
वाचके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवाचक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
परितुष्टेbeing fully satisfied/pleased
परितुष्टे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपरि-तुष्ट
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
शुभाauspicious
शुभा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीतिःdelight/favor/affection
प्रीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अनुत्तमाunsurpassed, supreme
अनुत्तमा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुत्तम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणेषुamong/in the Brahmins
ब्राह्मणेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
तुand/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तुष्टेषुwhen satisfied/pleased
तुष्टेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
प्रसन्नाःpleased, gracious
प्रसन्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसन्न
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वदेवताःall the deities
सर्वदेवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
V
vācaka (reciter)
B
brāhmaṇas
S
sarva-devatāḥ (all deities)
Ś
śrotā (listener, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

Spiritual benefit is linked to right conduct toward transmitters of dharma: satisfying the reciter and honoring brāhmaṇas through respect, service, and proper hospitality yields auspicious inner joy (prīti) and invites divine favor.

In Vaiśampāyana’s discourse, a general instruction is given about the fruit of listening to sacred narration: the listener’s welfare is connected to the satisfaction of the storyteller and the pleasure of brāhmaṇas, implying that the act of śravaṇa should be accompanied by reverence and support.