Shloka 4
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
अत्र नारायण: कृष्णो जिष्णुश्वैव नरोत्तम: । बदर्यामाश्रमपदे तथा ब्रह्मा च शाश्वत:
atra nārāyaṇaḥ kṛṣṇo jiṣṇuś caiva narottamaḥ | badaryām āśramapade tathā brahmā ca śāśvataḥ ||
अत्रैव दिशि बदर्याश्रमपदं पुण्यं, यत्र नारायणः कृष्णः, जिष्णुश्च नरोत्तमः नरः, तथा च शाश्वतो ब्रह्मा निवसन्ति।
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that dharma is anchored in sacred centers of tapas and divine presence: where Nārāyaṇa and the exemplary human (Nara/Arjuna) abide, ethical authority arises from spiritual discipline and alignment with the eternal order, not from worldly dominance.
Yuparṇa points out a revered direction/location, identifying Badarī as a holy hermitage-seat associated with Nārāyaṇa (Kṛṣṇa), Nara (paired with Nārāyaṇa in tradition), the victorious hero Jiṣṇu (Arjuna), and the eternal Brahmā—highlighting the sanctity and significance of that place.