Shloka 15

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

भगवानके दिये हुए हरे और सुनहरे रंगवाले कुशोंके नवीन आसनोंपर वे महर्षि प्रसन्नतापूर्वक विराजमान हुए ।।

Transliteration

bhagavatā datteṣu harasuvarṇavarṇeṣu kuśeṣu navīneṣv āsaneṣu te maharṣayaḥ prītamanasaḥ sukhena niṣeduḥ | kathāś cakruḥ tataḥ te tu madhurā dharmasaṃhitāḥ | rājarṣīṇāṃ surāṇāṃ ca ye vasanti tapodhanāḥ ||

Translation

ଭଗବାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦତ୍ତ ହରିତ-ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନବୀନ କୁଶାସନ ଉପରେ ମହର୍ଷିମାନେ ସନ୍ତୋଷରେ ଉପବିଷ୍ଟ ହେଲେ। ତାପରେ ସେମାନେ ଧର୍ମସଂହିତା-ଯୁକ୍ତ ମଧୁର କଥା କହିବାକୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେ—ରାଜର୍ଷି, ଦେବତା ଓ ସେଠାରେ ବସୁଥିବା ତପୋଧନ ମୁନିମାନଙ୍କ ବିଷୟରେ।

Word by Word

• कथाः: stories, narratives
• कथाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• शृणु: hear (you), listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• मधुराः: sweet, pleasing
• मधुराः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• धर्मसंहिताः: in accordance with dharma
• धर्मसंहिताः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मसंहिता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• राजर्षीणाम्: of royal sages
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सुराणाम्: of gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वसन्ति: live, dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तपोधनाः: ascetics rich in austerity (great sages)
• तपोधनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Bhagavan (the Lord)
• Maharshis (great sages)
• Rajarshis (royal seers)
• Suras (gods)
• Tapodhanas (ascetic sages)
• Kusha grass seats (āsana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is best communicated and preserved through pleasing, well-ordered narratives spoken in a sanctified setting; the verse highlights that righteous discourse (dharma-saṃhitā kathāḥ) is itself a vehicle of ethical formation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The assembled great sages sit on newly prepared kusa-grass seats—described as green and golden and given by the Lord—and then begin speaking sweet, dharma-consistent accounts about royal seers, gods, and resident ascetics.