Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 14 Shloka 25 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 25

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्‍त्वा तु भगवान्‌ गुणांस्तस्य महात्मन: । उपस्पृश्य शुचिर्भूत्वा कथयामास धीमत:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam uktvā tu bhagavān guṇāṁs tasya mahātmanaḥ | upaspṛśya śucir bhūtvā kathayāmāsa dhīmataḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଜନମେଜୟ! ଏପରି କହି ଭଗବାନ୍ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ଆଚମନ କରି ଶୁଚି ହୋଇ ସେହି ମହାତ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଗୁଣଗାନ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେ। ପରେ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ୍ ହୋଇ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଶିବଙ୍କ ମହିମା ଓ ଉତ୍କୃଷ୍ଟତାକୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରେ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଲେ।

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

तुbut/then

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

गुणान्qualities

तस्यof him/of that

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

उपस्पृश्यhaving sipped (water), having performed ācamana

शुचिःpure

भूत्वाhaving become

कथयामासbegan to narrate / narrated

धीमतःof the wise one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa, contextual)

Mahātmā (Śiva, contextual)

Ācamana (upaspṛśya, ritual act)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Before engaging in sacred speech—especially praise of a deity—one should adopt inner and outer discipline. The verse highlights ritual and ethical preparedness (purity, restraint, reverence) as a fitting foundation for truthful and elevating discourse.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, after concluding a prior statement, the Blessed Lord performs ācamana to become ritually pure and then begins describing the virtues of the great-souled Śiva, introducing a formal hymn-like section.