Shloka 37

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

हरे: स्तोत्रार्थमुद्धूता बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतां वर । ततो जगीौ परं जप्यं साञ्जलिप्रग्रह: प्रभु:

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | hareḥ stotrārtham uddhūtā buddhir buddhimatāṃ vara | tato jagau paraṃ japyaṃ sāñjalipragrahaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Translation

वैशंपायन म्हणाले—हे बुद्धिमानांतील श्रेष्ठ! ब्रह्मदेवांच्या मनात श्रीहरिची स्तुती करण्याचा संकल्प उदयास आला. मग ते महाप्रभू ब्रह्मा हात जोडून, जपण्यास योग्य असे परम स्तोत्र गाऊ लागले—देवांनाही परमेश्वराकडे वळताना भक्ती व नम्रताच शोभते, हे दाखवून.

Word by Word

• {'hareḥ': 'of Hari (Viṣṇu), the Lord', 'stotrārtham': 'for the purpose of a hymn of praise', 'uddhūtā': 'arisen, stirred up, awakened', 'buddhiḥ': 'intention, understanding, resolve', 'buddhimatām vara': 'O best among the intelligent/wise (vocative address)', 'tataḥ': 'then, thereafter', 'jagau': 'sang, chanted', 'param': 'supreme, highest', 'japyam': 'fit to be repeated as japa

• to be recited', 'sāñjali': 'with joined palms (añjali gesture)', 'pragrahaḥ': 'holding/maintaining (the posture)

• here: maintaining folded hands', 'prabhuḥ': 'the lord, the powerful one (here: Brahmā)'}

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Brahmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the highest cosmic authority (Brahmā) approaches the Supreme (Hari) through humility and devotional praise; stotra and japa are presented as elevating, disciplined modes of turning the mind toward dharmic reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Brahmā’s intention to praise Hari arises; Brahmā then folds his hands and begins chanting a supreme, japa-worthy hymn.