Shloka 34
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
आराध्य तपसा देवं हरिं नारायणं प्रभुम् । दिव्यं वर्षमहस््रं वै सर्वे ते ऋषिभि: सह
ārādhya tapasā devaṃ hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | divyaṃ varṣa-sahasraṃ vai sarve te ṛṣibhiḥ saha ||
Bhishma berkata: Setelah menyembah melalui tapa kepada Tuhan Hari—Nārāyaṇa, Penguasa tertinggi—para resi itu, bersama para pertapa lain, menjalani pertapaan selama seribu tahun ilahi. Berkenan atas bhakti dan pengendalian diri mereka, Tuhan mengutus Dewi Sarasvatī kepada mereka; dan atas titah Nārāyaṇa, demi kesejahteraan segala alam, pada waktu itu sang Dewi memasuki para resi tersebut—agar lahir wawasan suci dan tutur kata yang membawa manfaat bagi semua makhluk.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained tapas and sincere devotion to Nārāyaṇa draw divine grace; that grace manifests as Sarasvatī—right knowledge and beneficent speech—directed toward lokahita (the welfare of all worlds), not merely personal attainment.
A group of ṛṣis perform a thousand divine years of austerity worshipping Hari-Nārāyaṇa. Pleased, the Lord sends Sarasvatī, who—by his command—enters the sages so that inspired wisdom and speech may arise for the benefit of all beings.