Shloka 10
Hymns to Nārāyaṇa: Humility, Bhakti, Yoga, and the Guṇas
प्रवाह्युवाच / सुताः प्रसंगेन भवन्ति वीर्यात्तव प्रसादात्परमाः सम्पदश्च / या ह्युत्तमश्लोकरसायनाः कथास्तत्सेवनादास्त्वपवर्गवर्त्मनि
pravāhyuvāca / sutāḥ prasaṃgena bhavanti vīryāttava prasādātparamāḥ sampadaśca / yā hyuttamaślokarasāyanāḥ kathāstatsevanādāstvapavargavartmani
ప్రవాహ్య పలికెను— మీ సత్సంగముచేత కుమారులు నిజమైన వీర్యముతో యుక్తులగుదురు; మీ ప్రసాదముచేత పరమ సంపదలు ఉద్భవించును. ఉత్తమశ్లోకుని కథలు అమృతౌషధములు; వాటిని శ్రవణ-సేవచేత మోక్షమార్గమున స్థిరత్వము కలుగును.
Pravāhya
Concept: Uttamaśloka-kathā as rasāyana (nectar-medicine): through śravaṇa, sevā, and association, one gains vigor, prosperity, and is set on mokṣa’s path.
Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as purifying ‘medicine’ that ripens into apavarga; grace (prasāda) catalyzes inner strength (vīrya) and auspicious outcomes.
Application: Regularly hear/recite Viṣṇu-kathā; serve teachers and communities centered on dharma; treat sacred narrative as daily ‘tonic’ for mind and conduct.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: spiritual path
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: praise of Viṣṇu-kathā and stotra as liberating; Garuda Purana: emphasis on prasāda (grace) and satsanga as accelerants of spiritual progress
FAQs
This verse calls the Lord’s narratives a “rasāyana” (healing elixir): by devoted engagement with them, one is placed on the liberating path (apavarga-vartman).
It emphasizes prasaṅga (holy association) and tat-sevana (serving/attending to sacred discourse) as the practical means that establish a person on the road to release.
Seek uplifting company, regularly listen to or study Vishnu-centered teachings, and serve that practice with consistency—letting it shape conduct, priorities, and ethical living.