Shloka 26

अध्याय ३२३ — श्वेतद्वीपगमनम्, यज्ञभाग-विवादः, एकान्तिभक्त्या नारायणदर्शन-नियमः (Śvetadvīpa Journey; Dispute over Sacrificial Share; Rule of Nārāyaṇa-vision through Single-minded Devotion)

Devanagari script

तात! उसी तपस्यासे उद्दीप्त हुई महात्मा व्यासजीकी ये जटाएँ आज भी अग्निके समान प्रकाशित हो रही हैं ।।

Transliteration

Tāta! usī tapasyāse uddīpta huī mahātmā Vyāsajī kī ye jaṭāẽ āja bhī agni ke samāna prakāśita ho rahī haĩ. Evaṁvidhena tapasā tasya bhaktyā ca Bhārata, Maheśvaraḥ prasannātmā cakāra manasā matim, Bhārata! (tasmai) abhīṣṭa-vara-pradāne.

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—బాలకా! ఆ తపస్సువల్లనే దగ్ధదీప్తులైన మహాత్మ వ్యాసుని జటలు నేటికీ అగ్నివలె ప్రకాశిస్తున్నాయి. ఓ భారతా! అతని అటువంటి తపస్సు, భక్తిని చూచి మహేశ్వరుడు (శివుడు) పరమ ప్రసన్నుడై, మనసులోనే అతనికి అభీష్ట వరం ఇవ్వాలని సంకల్పించాడు.

Word by Word

• एवंविधेन: by such (a kind of)
• एवंविधेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Great Lord, Shiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसन्नात्मा: whose mind was pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्नात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चकार: made; formed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• मनसा: with (his) mind; mentally
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मतिम्: intention; thought
• मतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Vyasa
• Maheshvara (Shiva)
• Agni (fire)
• Bharata (address/lineage term)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustained austerity (tapas) joined with sincere devotion (bhakti) generates spiritual potency and attracts divine favor; inner purity and disciplined effort are portrayed as worthy causes for grace and the fulfillment of righteous desires.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes Vyasa’s extraordinary ascetic power—symbolized by his matted locks shining like fire—and explains that Shiva, pleased by Vyasa’s tapas and devotion, inwardly decides to grant him the boon he seeks.