Shloka 8

Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply

Devanagari script

नरनारायणावेतौ लोकाल्लोकं समास्थितौ । ऊर्जितौ स्वेन तपसा महासत्त्वपराक्रमौ

Transliteration

naranārāyaṇāv etau lokāl lokaṃ samāsthitau | ūrjitau svena tapasā mahāsattvaparākramau ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଏହି ଦୁଇଜଣ, ନର ଓ ନାରାୟଣ, ଏକ ଲୋକରୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକକୁ ଗମନ କରି ସାଧାରଣ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ପହଞ୍ଚକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରି ଆଗେଇଗଲେ। ନିଜ ତପସ୍ୟାରେ ବଳବାନ ହୋଇ ସେମାନେ ମହାନ ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ତେଜ ଓ ବୀର ପରାକ୍ରମରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ। ତପୋବଳର ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ଭୂଲୋକରୁ ଉଠି ବ୍ରହ୍ମଲୋକକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଛନ୍ତି—ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜ୍ୱାଳା ଓ କାନ୍ତିରେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ।

Word by Word

• नरनारायणौ: Nara and Narayana
• नरनारायणौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• लोकात्: from (a) world
• लोकात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• लोकम्: to (another) world
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समास्थितौ: having reached / having taken their stand
• समास्थितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally)

• ऊर्जितौ: mighty, strengthened
• ऊर्जितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्जित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• स्वेन: by their own
• स्वेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• महा-सत्त्व-पराक्रमौ: of great valor and prowess
• महा-सत्त्व-पराक्रमौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्-सत्त्व-पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa
• loka (world/realm)
• Brahmaloka (implied by context: Brahmā-world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights tapas (disciplined austerity) as a transformative spiritual force: inner restraint and sustained practice generate tejas (radiance) and elevate one’s state of being, symbolized by moving from one loka to a higher loka.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the extraordinary stature of the twin sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa: empowered by their own austerities, they transcend ordinary realms and are portrayed as reaching a higher world (understood in context as Brahmaloka), shining with great spiritual and heroic potency.