Shloka 34

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

आराध्य तपसा देवं हरिं नारायणं प्रभुम्‌ । दिव्यं वर्षमहस््रं वै सर्वे ते ऋषिभि: सह

Transliteration

ārādhya tapasā devaṃ hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | divyaṃ varṣa-sahasraṃ vai sarve te ṛṣibhiḥ saha ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ତପସ୍ୟାଦ୍ୱାରା ଦେବ, ପରମ ପ୍ରଭୁ ହରି ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କୁ ଆରାଧନା କରି ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଋଷିମାନେ ଅନ୍ୟ ମୁନିମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ମିଶି ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏକ ହଜାର ଦିବ୍ୟ ବର୍ଷ ତପ କଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ଭକ୍ତି ଓ ସଂଯମରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ଭଗବାନ୍ ଦେବୀ ସରସ୍ୱତୀଙ୍କୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ପଠାଇଲେ; ଏବଂ ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞାରେ, ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ହିତକାମନାରେ, ସେ ସମୟରେ ଦେବୀ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଋଷିଙ୍କ ଅନ୍ତରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ—ଯେପରି ପ୍ରାଣୀହିତାର୍ଥେ ପବିତ୍ର ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞା ଓ ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟ ବାଣୀ ପ୍ରକଟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: आराध्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्यम्: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्ष: year
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ऋषिभिः: with/along with sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Hari
• Narayana
• Rishis
• Sarasvati

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustained tapas and sincere devotion to Nārāyaṇa draw divine grace; that grace manifests as Sarasvatī—right knowledge and beneficent speech—directed toward lokahita (the welfare of all worlds), not merely personal attainment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of ṛṣis perform a thousand divine years of austerity worshipping Hari-Nārāyaṇa. Pleased, the Lord sends Sarasvatī, who—by his command—enters the sages so that inspired wisdom and speech may arise for the benefit of all beings.