Shloka 86

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

ते सहस्रार्चिषं देवं प्रविशन्तीह शुश्रुम । ब्रह्म! परंतु आपने मोक्षको परम शान्ति एवं परम सुखस्वरूप बताया है। जो मुक्त होते हैं

Transliteration

te sahasrārciṣaṃ devaṃ praviśantīha śuśruma | brahma! paraṃ tu āpne mokṣaṃ paramaśāntiṃ evaṃ parama-sukha-svarūpaṃ vaktum ārabdhavān asi | ye muktāḥ, te puṇya-pāpa-rahitāḥ sahasra-kiraṇaiḥ prakāśamāne bhagavati nārāyaṇe deve praviśanti—iti mayā śrutam | tataḥ tiṣye ’tha samprāpte yuge kali-puraskṛte | ekapāda-sthito dharmo yatra tatra bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

ଜନମେଜୟ କହିଲେ— “ମୁଁ ଶୁଣିଛି, ମୁକ୍ତ ପୁରୁଷମାନେ ସହସ୍ର ଜ୍ୱାଳାରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ ସେହି ଦେବରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରନ୍ତି। ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ! ଆପଣ ମୋକ୍ଷକୁ ପରମ ଶାନ୍ତି ଓ ପରମାନନ୍ଦସ୍ୱରୂପ ବୋଲି କହିଛନ୍ତି। ମୁଁ ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୁଣିଛି—ଯେମାନେ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି, ପୁଣ୍ୟ-ପାପରହିତ ହୋଇ—ସେମାନେ ସହସ୍ର କିରଣରେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ଭଗବାନ ନାରାୟଣରେ ଲୀନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ତାପରେ, ପୁଷ୍ୟ (ତିଷ୍ୟ) ନକ୍ଷତ୍ରାଧୀନରେ କଳିଯୁଗ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେଲେ, ଧର୍ମ କେବଳ ଗୋଟିଏ ପାଦରେ ଦାଁଡାଇ ରହିବ; ସେହି ମଧ୍ୟ ଯତ୍ର-ତତ୍ର ମାତ୍ର ଦେଖାଯିବ।”

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सहस्रार्चिषम्: having a thousand rays/flames
• सहस्रार्चिषम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रार्चिस्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रविशन्ति: enter
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• शुश्रुम: I have heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: perfect, first, singular, parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तिष्ये: in (the nakshatra) Tiṣya (Puṣya)
• तिष्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिष्य
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सम्प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived/occurred
• सम्प्राप्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Participle
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular, past passive participle

• युगे: in the age (yuga)
• युगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• कलि-पुरस्कृते: when Kali is put in front/when Kali is predominant (i.e., in Kali-yuga)
• कलि-पुरस्कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलि-पुरस्कृत
• Form: neuter, locative, singular, past passive participle used adjectivally

• एक-पाद-स्थितः: standing on one foot/with only one quarter remaining
• एक-पाद-स्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकपादस्थित
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular, past passive participle used adjectivally

• धर्मः: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: simple future, third, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Brahman (sage addressed)
• Nārāyaṇa
• Mokṣa
• Dharma
• Kali Yuga
• Puṣya/Tiṣya Nakṣatra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Liberation is portrayed as supreme peace and bliss, where the liberated transcend both merit and sin and enter/merge into the radiant Lord Nārāyaṇa; in contrast, the onset of Kali Yuga is marked by a drastic decline of Dharma, which survives only in a diminished, sporadic form.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya addresses a Brahmanical sage, recalling what he has heard about the destiny of the liberated (entry into the thousand-rayed Lord) and then shifts to a prophetic note about the coming of Kali Yuga under the Puṣya (Tiṣya) asterism, when righteousness will largely wane.