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Shloka 13

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

नच मां ते ददृशिरे न च द्रक्ष्यति कश्नन । ऋते हौकान्तिकश्रेष्ठात्‌ त्वं चैवैकान्तिकोत्तम:

na ca māṃ te dadṛśire na ca drakṣyati kaścana | ṛte hy aikāntikaśreṣṭhāt tvaṃ caivāikāntikottamaḥ ||

ਹੋਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਨਾ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਅੱਗੇ ਕੋਈ ਵੇਖੇਗਾ। ਇਕਾਗ੍ਰ ਅਨਨ੍ਯ ਭਗਤਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਜੋ ਸਰਵੋਤਮ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਮੇਰਾ ਸੱਚਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ। ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੇ ਅਨਨ੍ਯ ਭਗਤਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਤਮ ਹੈਂ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਮੇਰਾ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
māmme
mām:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootasmad
Formcommon, accusative, singular
tethey/you (pl.)
te:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad
Formcommon, nominative, plural
dadṛśiresaw
dadṛśire:
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś
Formperfect, third, plural, parasmaipada
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
drakṣyatiwill see
drakṣyati:
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś
Formsimple future, third, singular, parasmaipada
kaścanaanyone (at all)
kaścana:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootkaścana
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ṛteexcept (without)
ṛte:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootṛte
eka-antika-śreṣṭhātfrom/except the best among the single-minded (devotees)
eka-antika-śreṣṭhāt:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rooteka-antika-śreṣṭha
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
tvamyou
tvam:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootyusmad
Formcommon, nominative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
evaindeed/only
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
eka-antika-uttamaḥthe best among the single-minded (devotees)
eka-antika-uttamaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rooteka-antika-uttama
Formmasculine, nominative, singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

Divine vision (darśana) is not presented as a general entitlement but as a grace granted to those with aikāntika-bhakti—exclusive, unwavering devotion. The verse emphasizes spiritual eligibility grounded in single-minded commitment rather than status or mere curiosity.

Bhīṣma, speaking in the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, conveys a statement (in the voice of the divine or as a doctrinal assertion) that others could not perceive this divine presence, whereas the addressed person did—because that person is foremost among the Lord’s exclusive devotees.