Shloka 373

धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)

Devanagari script

स मन: सर्वभूतानां प्रद्युम्न: परिपठ्यते । “जो उसी संकर्षण अथवा जीवसे उत्पन्न होकर अपने कर्म (ध्यान

Transliteration

sa manaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ pradyumnaḥ paripaṭhyate |

Translation

ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କର ଯେ ‘ମନ’ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ, ପରମ୍ପରାରେ ତାହାକୁ ‘ପ୍ରଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ’ ବୋଲି ପଠିତ ଓ ବୁଝାଯାଏ। ଯେ ସଂକର୍ଷଣ କିମ୍ବା ଜୀବରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ଧ୍ୟାନ, ପୂଜା ଆଦି କର୍ମଦ୍ୱାରା ସନତ୍କୁମାରତ୍ୱ (ଜୀବନ୍ମୁକ୍ତି) ପାଏ—ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ଶେଷରେ ଲୟ ଓ କ୍ଷୟକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି—ସେଇ ସର୍ବଭୂତମନ ‘ପ୍ରଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ’ ନାମରେ ପରିଚିତ।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रद्युम्नः: Pradyumna (name/title)
• प्रद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिपठ्यते: is recited/ is called (as)
• परिपठ्यते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: Present, Passive, Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Pradyumna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse identifies Pradyumna with the universal mind (manaḥ) that pervades all beings; ethically, it points to inner discipline—especially meditation and worship—as a means to align the individual mind with its cosmic source and move toward liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is explaining a theological-philosophical mapping of divine principles; here he states that Pradyumna is the name used for the mind of all beings, framing a contemplative doctrine rather than an external event.