Shloka 18

Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya

Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata

Devanagari script

चिरदृष्टो हि भगवान्‌ वैराजसदने मया । ततोऊहं पर्वत प्राप्तस्त्विमं त्वत्यादसेवितम्‌

Transliteration

ciradṛṣṭo hi bhagavān vairājasadane mayā | tato ’haṃ parvataṃ prāptas tv imaṃ tv atyādasevitam, prabho ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Воистину, о Благословенный Владыка, давным-давно я созерцал тебя во дворце Вира́джи (в мире Брахмы). Потому ныне я пришёл на эту гору — освящённую непрестанным служением твоим стопам, о Господин, — дабы вновь обрести милость даршаны, святого лицезрения тебя».

Word by Word

• चिरदृष्टः: seen long ago
• चिरदृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरदृष्ट (दृश्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैराजसदने: in the Viraja/ Brahma-world abode
• वैराजसदने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराज-सदन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• ऊहं: I
• ऊहं: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्तः: having reached/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्त (प्र-आप्/आप्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वत्: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• आदसेवितम्: well-served/attended (by your ...)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद-सेवित (सेव्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रभो: O Lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (Pitamaha)
• Bhagavan (the Lord addressed)
• Vairaja-sadana (Viraja’s abode/Brahmaloka)
• Parvata (the mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights devotional memory and reverence: a prior vision of the Divine becomes the cause for renewed seeking. Sacred places are valued because they are associated with the Lord’s presence and worship, encouraging humility and persistent spiritual aspiration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a divine figure, recalling that he once had a vision of the Lord in Brahmā’s realm (Vairāja-sadana). Motivated by that earlier encounter, he has now come to a particular mountain sanctified by the Lord’s worship/foot-service, hoping to see the Lord again.