Shloka 7

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

त्वया लोकगुरु: साक्षात्‌ सर्वलोकपितामह: । आराधितो द्विजश्रेष्ठ तत्परेण समाधिना

Transliteration

tvayā lokaguruḥ sākṣāt sarvalokapitāmahaḥ | ārādhito dvijaśreṣṭha tatpareṇa samādhinā ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ଆପଣ ତାଙ୍କୁ ନିମିତ୍ତ କରି ଏକାଗ୍ର ସମାଧିଦ୍ୱାରା ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ ଲୋକଗୁରୁ, ସର୍ବଲୋକର ପିତାମହ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କୁ ଆରାଧନା କରିଛନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• लोकगुरुः: the teacher of the worlds
• लोकगुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकगुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्

• सर्वलोकपितामहः: the grandsire of all worlds
• सर्वलोकपितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोकपितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आराधितः: worshipped, propitiated
• आराधितः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: O best of twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्परेण: with single-minded devotion to that
• तत्परेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्पर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• समाधिना: by (deep) concentration, samadhi
• समाधिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Brahmā (Lokaguru, Sarvalokapitāmaha)
• Dvijaśreṣṭha (addressed Brahmin interlocutor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Single-minded samādhi (tatparatā) and disciplined inner restraint are presented as the highest form of worship, capable of bringing one into direct relation with the cosmic progenitor (Brahmā).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana praises a foremost Brahmin, stating that he has directly propitiated Brahmā—the world-teacher and universal grandsire—through unwavering meditative absorption.