Shloka 65

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

न तस्यान्य: प्रियतर: प्रतिबुद्धैर्महात्मभि: । विद्यते त्रिषु लोकेषु ततो5स्यैकान्तिकं गत:

Transliteration

na tasyānyaḥ priyataraḥ pratibuddhair mahātmabhiḥ | vidyate triṣu lokeṣu tato ’syāikāntikaṃ gataḥ ||

Translation

ਜਾਗ੍ਰਤ ਗਿਆਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਭਗਤਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਕੋਈ ਪ੍ਰਿਯ ਨਹੀਂ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਅਨਨ੍ਯ ਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਕੇਵਲ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਹੀ ਸ਼ਰਨ ਲਈ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रियतरः: dearer
• प्रियतरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियतर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रतिबुद्धैः: by the awakened/wise
• प्रतिबुद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिबुद्ध
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (लट्, आत्मनेपद; meaning: to exist/be found)
• Form: present (lat), 3rd, singular, ātmanepada

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: all, locative, plural

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• ततः: therefore/from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अस्य: of this (one)/his
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• एकान्तिकम्: exclusive/one-pointed (devotion/refuge)
• एकान्तिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकान्तिक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• गतः: gone/has gone (taken refuge)
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (क्त)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• the Lord (Bhagavān/Īśvara)
• the three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the Lord most cherishes awakened, great-souled devotees, and that recognizing this leads one to single-minded devotion and exclusive refuge (ekāntika śaraṇāgati) rather than divided loyalties.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is speaking as a spiritual authority, praising the unique dearness of enlightened devotees to the Lord and explaining his own response: he has therefore chosen unwavering, exclusive surrender to that Lord.