Shloka 12

Bhīṣma’s Hymn to Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa’s Criteria for Divine Self-Disclosure

Devanagari script

भवांस्तु मम भक्तश्च नित्यं चार्जवमास्थित: । दमे तपसि सत्ये च दाने च निरत: शुचि:

Transliteration

bhavāṁstu mama bhaktaś ca nityaṁ cārjavam āsthitaḥ | dame tapasi satye ca dāne ca nirataḥ śuciḥ ||

Translation

ဝါယုက ပြောသည်– «သင်သည် ငါ့၏ဘက်တော်သားဖြစ်သည်မှာ အမှန်ပင်၊ ထို့ပြင် အမြဲတမ်း ရိုးသားဖြောင့်မတ်မှု၌ တည်နေသည်။ သင်သည် အင်္ဒြိယထိန်းချုပ်မှု၌ စည်းကမ်းရှိ၍၊ တပသ (အာစီတ)၊ သစ္စာ၊ ဒါနတို့၌ အမြဲတမ်း အားထုတ်သူဖြစ်ပြီး၊ အကျင့်အကြံ သန့်ရှင်းသူဖြစ်သည်»။

Word by Word

• भवान्: you (honored person)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness / simplicity
• आर्जवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having adopted / abiding in
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• दमे: in self-control (sense-restraint)
• दमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सत्ये: in truthfulness
• सत्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दाने: in giving / charity
• दाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निरतः: engaged / devoted
• निरतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-रम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Wind-god)
• the addressed devotee (bhavān)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises and upholds a dharmic character: devotion joined with moral simplicity (ārjava), sense-control (dama), disciplined effort (tapas), truthfulness (satya), and generosity (dāna). It presents purity (śuci) as the natural outcome of sustained ethical practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu addresses a person he recognizes as his devotee, affirming the devotee’s established virtues. The speech functions as a commendation and validation of the listener’s conduct, highlighting the qualities expected of an exemplary dharmic individual in the Śānti Parva’s moral discourse.