Shloka 20

Śrī-nivāsa: Traits and Conditions for the Abode of Prosperity (श्री-निवासः)

Devanagari script

नारायणे त्वेकमना वसामि सर्वेण भावेन शरीरभूता । तस्मिन्‌ हि धर्म: सुमहान्‌ निविष्टो ब्रह्मण्यता चात्र तथा प्रियत्वम्‌

Transliteration

nārāyaṇe tv ekamanā vasāmi sarveṇa bhāvena śarīrabhūtā | tasmin hi dharmaḥ sumahān niviṣṭo brahmaṇyatā cātra tathā priyatvam ||

Translation

ମୁଁ ଏକମନା ହୋଇ, ସମଗ୍ର ଭାବରେ ଯେନ ଦେହଧାରିଣୀ ହୋଇ, ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ହିଁ ବସୁଛି; କାରଣ ସେଠାରେ ମହାଧର୍ମ ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ, ଏବଂ ସେଠାରେ ହିଁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଣ୍ୟତା ଓ ପ୍ରିୟତ୍ୱ ମଧ୍ୟ ବିରାଜେ।

Word by Word

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

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

• एकमना: single-minded
• एकमना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकमनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसामि: I dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वेण: with all/entire
• सर्वेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भावेन: with feeling/devotion
• भावेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शरीरभूता: having become (his) body; embodied in him
• शरीरभूता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरीरभूत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in him/in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• धर्मः: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहान्: very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निविष्टः: entered/established
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-विश्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (क्त)

• ब्रह्मण्यता: devotion to Brahmins/Brahman; piety
• ब्रह्मण्यता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मण्यता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अत्र: here/in this (person)
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• प्रियत्वम्: dearness/belovedness
• प्रियत्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियत्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that the highest ethical grounding (mahān dharma) is rooted in Nārāyaṇa: single-minded devotion and total inner alignment with the divine supports righteousness, reverence for sacred tradition (brahmaṇyatā), and a loving intimacy with the ultimate refuge.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma speaks as a teacher of Dharma. Here he declares his own unwavering orientation toward Nārāyaṇa and identifies Nārāyaṇa as the seat of great Dharma, sacred piety, and belovedness—framing devotion as an ethical foundation.