Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

एभिवींशेषै: परिशुद्धस त्त्व: कस्मान्न पश्येयमनन्तमीशम्‌ । शास्त्रकी आज्ञाके अनुसार हाथ

Transliteration

Ebhir viśeṣaiḥ pariśuddha-sattvaḥ kasmān na paśyeyam anantam īśam | Śāstrakī ājñāke anusāra hātha, paira, udara aura upastha—ina cāroṅ kī maine rakṣā kī hai | Śatru aura mitra ke prati maiṃ sadā samāna-bhāva rakhatā hūṃ | In ādi-deva paramātmā Śrī-Nārāyaṇa kī nirantara śaraṇa lekar maiṃ ananya-bhāva se sadā unhīṅ kā bhajana karatā hūṃ | In saba viśeṣa kāraṇoṅ se merā antaḥkaraṇa śuddha ho gayā hai | Aisī daśā meṃ maiṃ un ananta Parameśvara kā darśana kaise nahīṃ kara sakatā hūṃ? Svāyambhuveṣu dharmeṣu śāstre cauśanase kṛte | Bṛhaspati-mate caiva lokeṣu praticārite dvija-śreṣṭha-gaṇa! Svāyambhuva Manu ke dharmaśāstra, Śukrācārya ke śāstra tathā Bṛhaspati ke mata kā jab loke meṃ pracāra ho jāyagā, taba prajā-pālaka Vasu (Rājā Uparicara) Bṛhaspati-jī se tumhāre banāye hue is śāstra kā adhyayana karegā ||

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—“ଏହି ନିୟମାନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମୋର ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣ ପରିଶୁଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇଛି; ତେବେ ମୁଁ ଅନନ୍ତ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ କାହିଁକି ଦର୍ଶନ କରିବି ନାହିଁ? ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରାଜ୍ଞା ଅନୁସାରେ ମୁଁ ଚାରିଟିକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିଛି—ହାତ, ପାଦ, ଉଦର ଓ ଉପସ୍ଥ। ଶତ୍ରୁ ଓ ମିତ୍ର ପ୍ରତି ମୁଁ ସଦା ସମଭାବ ରଖେ। ଆଦିଦେବ, ପରମାତ୍ମା ଶ୍ରୀନାରାୟଣଙ୍କ ନିରନ୍ତର ଶରଣ ନେଇ, ଅନନ୍ୟ ଭକ୍ତିରେ କେବଳ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଭଜେ। ଏହି ବିଶେଷ କାରଣରୁ ମୋର ହୃଦୟ ନିର୍ମଳ ହୋଇଛି; ଏମିତି ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ ସେଇ ଅନନ୍ତ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ ମୋତେ କିପରି ନ ହେବ?” “ଏବଂ ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠଗଣ! ସ୍ୱାୟମ୍ଭୁବ ମନୁଙ୍କ ଧର୍ମ, ଉଶନା (ଶୁକ୍ର) କୃତ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ଓ ବୃହସ୍ପତିଙ୍କ ମତ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଲୋକେ ପ୍ରଚାରିତ ହେବ…”

Word by Word

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विशेषैः: special reasons/particulars
• विशेषैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिशुद्धसत्त्वः: one whose inner nature is purified
• परिशुद्धसत्त्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिशुद्ध-सत्त्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कस्मात्: from what reason?/why
• कस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पश्येयम्: should I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनन्तम्: the infinite
• अनन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ईशम्: the Lord
• ईशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वायम्भुवेषु: in/among the Svāyambhuva (Manu’s) [dharmas]
• स्वायम्भुवेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वायम्भुव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• धर्मेषु: in dharmas/laws
• धर्मेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• शास्त्रे: in the treatise
• शास्त्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• उशनसा: by Uśanas (Śukrācārya)
• उशनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: उशनस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृते: made/composed
• कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Participle
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बृहस्पतिमते: in the doctrine of Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिमते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति-मत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• लोकेषु: in the worlds/among people
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• प्रतिचारिते: when propagated/put into circulation
• प्रतिचारिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्रति-चर्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्विजश्रेष्ठगण: O group of best twice-born (O best of Brahmins)
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: द्विज-श्रेष्ठ-गण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sri Narayana
• Ananta (the Infinite Lord)
• Svayambhuva Manu
• Usanas (Sukra)
• Brhaspati
• Vasu (King Uparicara)
• dvija-śreṣṭhas (best of Brahmanas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purity and God-realization arise from disciplined restraint (especially over action, movement, appetite, and sexuality), impartiality toward friend and foe, and single-pointed refuge in Narayana; such a purified inner instrument naturally becomes fit for divine vision (darśana).

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada explains why he is confident of beholding the Infinite Lord: he has followed scriptural restraints and maintained equanimity and exclusive devotion. He then adds a forward-looking note about the spread of major dharma traditions (Manu, Usanas/Sukra, Brhaspati) and predicts that King Vasu (Uparicara) will study the composed śāstra from Brhaspati.