Shloka 34

Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्

Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma

Devanagari script

प्रह्माद उवाच आर्जवेनाप्रमादेन प्रसादेनात्मवत्तया । वृद्धशुश्रूषया शक्र पुरुषो लभते महत्‌

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | ārjavena apramādena prasādena ātmavattayā | vṛddhaśuśrūṣayā śakra puruṣo labhate mahat ||

Translation

ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଶକ୍ର! ସରଳତା, ଅପ୍ରମାଦ, ଚିତ୍ତ-ପ୍ରସାଦ, ଆତ୍ମସଂଯମ ଓ ବୃଦ୍ଧମାନଙ୍କ ସେବା—ଏହି ସବୁ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୁରୁଷ ମହତ୍ତ୍ୱ (ଉଚ୍ଚ ପଦ) ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରେ।

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादः: Prahlada
• प्रह्लादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• आर्जवेन: by/through straightforwardness
• आर्जवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अप्रमादेन: by vigilance (non-negligence)
• अप्रमादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रसादेन: by serenity/clarity (of mind)
• प्रसादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आत्मवत्तया: by self-control (self-possessedness)
• आत्मवत्तया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मवत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वृद्ध-शुश्रूषया: by service to elders
• वृद्ध-शुश्रूषया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धशुश्रूषा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शक्र: O Shakra (Indra)
• शक्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुरुषः: a man/person
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• महत्: great (thing/state)
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

प्रह्माद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Śakra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Greatness is achieved through inner and outer discipline: honesty (ārjava), vigilant non-negligence (apramāda), serene clarity (prasāda), self-mastery (ātmavattā), and respectful service to elders (vṛddhaśuśrūṣā).

What is happening in the narrative?

Prahlāda addresses Śakra (Indra) and summarizes the virtues that lead a person to an exalted state, presenting an ethical instruction within the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva.