Shloka 34
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
आराध्य तपसा देवं हरिं नारायणं प्रभुम् । दिव्यं वर्षमहस््रं वै सर्वे ते ऋषिभि: सह
ārādhya tapasā devaṃ hariṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | divyaṃ varṣa-sahasraṃ vai sarve te ṛṣibhiḥ saha ||
भीष्म उवाच—तपसा देवं हरिं नारायणं प्रभुं समाराध्य, ते सर्वे ऋषयः सहर्षिभिः सह दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं वै तपश्चेरुः। तेषां भक्त्या तपसा च प्रसन्नो भगवान् सरस्वतीं देवीं तेषां समीपं प्रेषयामास; नारायणस्याज्ञया च लोकानां हितकाम्यया सा देवी तदा तेषां सर्वेषामृषीणां अन्तः प्रविवेश—भूतहिताय पवित्रा प्रज्ञा कल्याणी च वाक् प्रादुर्भवेत् इति।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained tapas and sincere devotion to Nārāyaṇa draw divine grace; that grace manifests as Sarasvatī—right knowledge and beneficent speech—directed toward lokahita (the welfare of all worlds), not merely personal attainment.
A group of ṛṣis perform a thousand divine years of austerity worshipping Hari-Nārāyaṇa. Pleased, the Lord sends Sarasvatī, who—by his command—enters the sages so that inspired wisdom and speech may arise for the benefit of all beings.