Shloka 87

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

Devanagari script

नमो&स्तु शयमानाय शयितायोत्थिताय च । स्थिताय धावमानाय मुण्डाय जटिलाय च

Transliteration

namo 'stu śayāmānāya śayitāyotthitāya ca | sthitāya dhāvamānāya muṇḍāya jaṭilāya ca ||

(arthānuvādaḥ) tvaṁ sarva-prāṇināṁ hṛdaye śayānaḥ antar-yāmī puruṣaḥ | pralaya-kāle yoga-nidrām āśritya śete, sṛṣṭeḥ prārambhe ca kalpānta-nidrāto jāgarti | tvaṁ brahma-rūpeṇa sarvatra sthitaḥ, kāla-rūpeṇa ca sadā dhāvamānaḥ | muṇḍa-saṁnyāsī ca jaṭā-dhāri-tapasvī ca tavaiva rūpam | tubhyaṁ namaḥ ||

Translation

ଶୟମାନ, ଶୟିତ (ନିଦ୍ରିତ) ଏବଂ ଉତ୍ଥିତ (ଜାଗ୍ରତ)—ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ସ୍ଥିତ ଏବଂ ଧାବମାନ—ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ମୁଣ୍ଡିତ ସନ୍ନ୍ୟାସୀ ଓ ଜଟାଧାରୀ ତପସ୍ୱୀ—ଏହି ରୂପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ଆପଣ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ଭିତରେ ଶୟନ କରୁଥିବା ଅନ୍ତର୍ୟାମୀ ପୁରୁଷ। ପ୍ରଳୟକାଳେ ଯୋଗନିଦ୍ରାରେ ଶୟନ କରନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ସୃଷ୍ଟିର ପ୍ରଭାତେ କଲ୍ପାନ୍ତ-ନିଦ୍ରାରୁ ଜାଗନ୍ତି। ବ୍ରହ୍ମରୂପେ ସର୍ବତ୍ର ସ୍ଥିତ, କାଳରୂପେ ନିରନ୍ତର ଧାବମାନ—ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର॥

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस्

• अस्तु: let (it) be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin/Loṭ), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• शयमानाय: to (the one) lying down
• शयमानाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शयमान
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• शयिताय: to (the one) who has lain/slept
• शयिताय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शयित
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• उत्थिताय: to (the one) risen/awakened
• उत्थिताय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्थित
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

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

• स्थिताय: to (the one) standing/abiding
• स्थिताय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• धावमानाय: to (the one) running
• धावमानाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धावमान
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• मुण्डाय: to the shaven-headed one
• मुण्डाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्ड
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• जटिलाय: to the matted-haired one
• जटिलाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटिल
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Antaryamin (Inner Ruler)
• Purusha (Supreme Person)
• Brahman
• Kala (Time)
• Sannyasi (renunciant)
• Tapasvi (ascetic)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches the all-encompassing nature of the Supreme: the same Reality is present in rest and activity, dissolution and creation, stillness and motion, and even in contrasting spiritual disciplines. It emphasizes the indwelling Lord (antar-yāmī) and the unity behind diverse forms.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma—speaking from his bed of arrows—offers a hymn of praise, identifying the Supreme as the inner ruler of all beings and as the cosmic principle governing both creation (awakening) and dissolution (yogic sleep), while honoring ascetic and renunciant forms as manifestations of that same divinity.