Shloka 3

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

हव्यकव्यभुजो विष्णुरुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ

Transliteration

Śaunaka uvāca: havyakavyabhujo Viṣṇur udakpūrve mahodadhau; samudrake uttarapūrvabhāge havyaṃ ca kavyaṃ ca bhogaṃ gṛhṇan bhagavān Viṣṇur mahān Hayagrīvāvatāraṃ dhārayāmāsa—etad bhavān pūrvaṃ mama kathitavān. sārdhaṃ caitad api vyākhyātaṃ yat bhagavān Parameṣṭhī Brahmā tasya rūpasya pratyakṣa-darśanaṃ kṛtavān.

Translation

ଶୌନକ କହିଲେ—ଆପଣ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ମୋତେ କହିଥିଲେ ଯେ ହବ୍ୟ ଓ କବ୍ୟ ଭୋଗ ଗ୍ରହଣକାରୀ ଭଗବାନ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ମହାସମୁଦ୍ରର ଉତ୍ତର-ପୂର୍ବ ଭାଗରେ ମହା ହୟଗ୍ରୀବ ଅବତାର ଧାରଣ କରିଥିଲେ। ଏବଂ ପରମେଷ୍ଠୀ ଭଗବାନ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ସେହି ରୂପକୁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଦର୍ଶନ କରିଥିଲେ ବୋଲି ମଧ୍ୟ ଆପଣ କହିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• हव्यकव्यभुजः: eater/enjoyer of havya and kavya (oblations to gods and ancestors)
• हव्यकव्यभुजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हव्यकव्यभुज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदक्पूर्वे: in the north-eastern (part)
• उदक्पूर्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदक्पूर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महोदधौ: in the great ocean
• महोदधौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदधि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka
• Viṣṇu
• Hayagrīva (avatāra)
• Brahmā (Parameṣṭhī)
• Mahodadhi (the great ocean)
• Uttarapūrva-bhāga (north-eastern region)