Shloka 22

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

तस्य नारायणे भक्ति वहतोअमित्रकर्षिण: । एकशब्यासन देवो दत्तवान्‌ देवराट्‌ स्‍्वयम्‌

Transliteration

tasya nārāyaṇe bhaktiṁ vahato 'mitrakarṣiṇaḥ | ekaśayyāsanaṁ devo dattavān devarāṭ svayam ||

Translation

नारायणभक्ती धारण करणाऱ्या त्या शत्रुकर्षी नरेशावर प्रसन्न होऊन देवराज इंद्राने स्वतः त्याला एकाच शय्या व एकाच आसनाचा दुर्लभ मान दिला.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नारायणे: in/unto Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वहतः: of (him) bearing/maintaining
• वहतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अमित्रकर्षिणः: of the enemy-subduing (king)
• अमित्रकर्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित्रकर्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एकशय्यासनम्: one bed-and-seat (shared couch and seat)
• एकशय्यासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकशय्यासन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देवः: the god (Indra)
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दत्तवान्: gave/bestowed
• दत्तवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्) / past active participle used as finite, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवराट्: the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: true

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārāyaṇa
• Indra (Devarāṭ)
• a king described as Amitrakarṣiṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast bhakti to Nārāyaṇa brings divine favor and honor; spiritual devotion is portrayed as a higher credential than mere worldly power, even in the eyes of Indra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a devotee-king (called ‘enemy-subduer’) whose devotion to Nārāyaṇa pleases Indra, leading Indra to grant him exceptional respect—sharing the same seat and couch—signifying intimate honor and recognition.