Shloka 8

भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः

Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच धर्मगुह्मानि सर्वाणि देवतानां महात्मनाम्‌ | ऋषीणां चैव गुह्मानि यः पठेदाह्विकं सदा

Transliteration

viṣṇur uvāca dharmaguhyāni sarvāṇi devatānāṁ mahātmanām | ṛṣīṇāṁ caiva guhyāni yaḥ paṭhed āhvikam sadā ||

Translation

భగవాన్ విష్ణువు పలికెను—దేవతలు మరియు మహాత్మ ఋషులు ఉపదేశించిన ధర్మసంబంధమైన ఈ సమస్త గూఢరహస్యాలను ఎవడు నిత్యం పఠిస్తాడో,

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मगुह्यानि: the secret (teachings) of dharma
• धर्मगुह्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मगुह्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

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

• गुह्यानि: secrets/mysteries
• गुह्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पठेत्: should recite/read
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आह्विकम्: daily/pertaining to the day (daily rite/recitation)
• आह्विकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आह्विक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

स्कन्द उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Devatāḥ (gods)
• Mahātmānaḥ (great-souled ones)
• Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Regular engagement with profound dharma-teachings—through daily recitation or faithful listening with a focused, non-critical mind—brings protection from impediments (vighna) and freedom from fear, emphasizing disciplined practice and reverent receptivity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, a divine authority (Viṣṇu) is presented as endorsing the daily study/hearing of the sages’ and gods’ dharma-secrets, promising practical spiritual fruit: obstacles lose their force and fear does not arise.