Shloka 131

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

रुद्रदेवर्षिकन्याभि: सततं चाभिपूज्यते । नानारमणरूपाभिनननारागाभिरेव च

Transliteration

rudradevarṣikanyābhiḥ satataṃ cābhipūjyate | nānāramaṇarūpābhinanānārāgābhir eva ca ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు అన్నాడు—రుద్రుడు, దేవతలు, దేవర్షుల కుమార్తెలు ఆయనను నిత్యం భక్తి-గౌరవాలతో పూజిస్తారు; అలాగే అనేక మనోహర రూపాల ద్వారా, విభిన్న రాగ-రుచులు మరియు భక్తి భావాల నానావిధ ప్రకటనలతోనూ ఆయన ఆరాధింపబడుతాడు.

Word by Word

• रुद्रदेवर्षिकन्याभिः: by the daughters of the divine sages of Rudra
• रुद्रदेवर्षिकन्याभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-देवर्षि-कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• सततम्: always, constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

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

• अभिपूज्यते: is worshipped/revered
• अभिपूज्यते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पूज्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Passive

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• रमणरूपाभिः: by various delightful/pleasing forms
• रमणरूपाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमण-रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नानारागाभिः: by various passions/attachments (or colors)
• नानारागाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना-राग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Rudra
• Devas
• Rishikanyas (daughters of sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the universality and constancy of reverent worship: the revered deity is honored by multiple classes of exalted beings (Rudra, the gods, and sage-born maidens) and through diverse, pleasing forms and modes of devotion—suggesting that sincere reverence can be expressed in many legitimate ways.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Bhīṣma’s discourse (Anuśāsana Parva), he is describing the greatness of a revered divine figure, noting how that figure is continually honored by powerful deities and spiritually eminent beings, and how worship occurs through many attractive forms and varied devotional sentiments.