Shloka 24

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

श्वेतद्वीपं समासाद्य येन दृष्ट: स्वयं हरि: । देवप्रसादानुगतं व्यक्त तत्‌ तस्य दर्शनम्‌

Transliteration

Śvetadvīpaṃ samāsādya yena dṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃ Hariḥ | devaprasādānugataṃ vyaktaṃ tat tasya darśanam ||

Translation

జనమేజయుడు ఇలా అన్నాడు—“శ్వేతద్వీపానికి చేరి, ఎవరి ద్వారా స్వయంగా హరి ప్రత్యక్షంగా దర్శనమిచ్చెనో, అతని ఆ దర్శనం దేవతల ప్రసాదానుగ్రహం వల్ల స్పష్టంగా వ్యక్తమైంది.”

Word by Word

• श्वेतद्वीपम्: to Śvetadvīpa (the White Island)
• श्वेतद्वीपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेतद्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्टः: seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वयम्: personally, himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवप्रसादानुगतम्: accompanied by divine grace
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवप्रसाद-अनुगत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्यक्तम्: manifest, evident
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• दर्शनम्: vision, sight
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Śvetadvīpa
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Direct spiritual realization (darśana of Hari) is presented as something that becomes manifest through divine grace (devaprasāda), not merely through personal effort; sacred approach and worthiness culminate in revelation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya asks about a person who reached Śvetadvīpa and obtained a direct vision of Hari, emphasizing that this extraordinary encounter was clearly the result of divine favor.