Shloka 63

अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा

Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin

Devanagari script

स राजा राजशार्दूल सत्यधर्मपरायण: । अन्तर्भूमिगतश्वैव सततं धर्मवत्सल:

Transliteration

sa rājā rājaśārdūla satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | antarbhūmīgataś caiva satataṃ dharmavatsalaḥ ||

Translation

स राजा राजशार्दूलः सत्यधर्मपरायणः। अन्तर्भूमिगतश्चैव सततं धर्मवत्सलः॥

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजशार्दूलः: tiger among kings (best of kings)
• राजशार्दूलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यधर्मपरायणः: devoted to true dharma
• सत्यधर्मपरायणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यधर्मपरायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्तर्भूमिगतः: gone into the interior of the earth
• अन्तर्भूमिगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्भूमिगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सततम्: constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम्

• धर्मवत्सलः: fond of dharma; devoted to righteousness
• धर्मवत्सलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

देव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājā (the king)
• Brahmaloka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast commitment to truth and dharma—sustained even under extreme adversity—becomes a direct cause of spiritual elevation; unwavering righteousness and devotion culminate in the highest destiny.

What is happening in the narrative?

A supremely righteous king, described as devoted to truth and dharma, enters a subterranean state yet remains constant in his dharmic orientation and worship; by divine favor he rises again and ultimately attains Brahmaloka and the supreme goal.