Shloka 101
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
तस्मै नमध्व॑ देवाय निर्गुणाय महात्मने । अजाय विश्वरूपाय धाम्ने सर्वदिवौकसाम्,शिष्यो! तुम उन्हीं अजन्मा, विश्वरूप, सम्पूर्ण देवताओंके आश्रय निर्गुण परमात्मा नारायणदेवको नमस्कार करो
tasmai namadhva devāya nirguṇāya mahātmane | ajāya viśvarūpāya dhāmne sarvadivaukasām ||
Vyāsa berkata: “Wahai murid, persembahkanlah salam sujudmu kepada Tuhan itu—Yang Mahātmā, Yang melampaui segala sifat (nirguṇa), Yang tidak dilahirkan, Yang berwujud semesta, dan Yang menjadi tempat berlindung bagi semua dewa.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches devotional humility directed to the highest reality: the Supreme is nirguṇa (beyond qualities), aja (unborn), and viśvarūpa (all-pervading). Even the gods depend on that ultimate refuge, so the disciple should ground reverence in the transcendent source rather than in limited powers.
Vyāsa addresses a disciple (implied by the vocative context) and instructs them to bow to the Supreme Lord described with philosophical epithets—attributeless, unborn, universal—framing the teaching as an act of worship and recognition of the ultimate support of all celestial beings.