Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

तपसा योज्य सो>>त्मान श्वेतद्वीपात्‌ परं हि यत्‌ । तेज इत्यभिविख्यातं स्वयंभासा&$वभासितम्‌

Transliteration

tapasā yojya so ’tmānaṁ śvetadvīpāt paraṁ hi yat | teja ity abhivikhyātaṁ svayaṁbhāsā ’vabhāsitam ||

Translation

తపస్సుతో తనను తాను యోగం చేసుకుంటే శ్వేతద్వీపానికి కూడా అవతల ఉన్న, ‘తేజస్సు’ అని ప్రసిద్ధమైన ఆ తత్త్వాన్ని చేరగలడు. ఆ తేజస్సు తన స్వప్రకాశంతోనే ప్రకాశిస్తుంది—స్వయంప్రకాశం.

Word by Word

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

• योज्य: having yoked/engaged
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• स्व-आत्मानम्: one's own self
• स्व-आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्वेतद्वीपात्: from Śvetadvīpa
• श्वेतद्वीपात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेतद्वीप
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• परम्: beyond, further
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• यत्: which/that (entity)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तेजः: splendor, light
• तेजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अभिविख्यातम्: well-known, renowned
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वि-ख्या
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्वयम्: by itself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• भासा: by (its) light
• भासा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भासा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अवभासितम्: illuminated, made manifest
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-भास्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śvetadvīpa
• Tejas (self-luminous radiance)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity and disciplined inner practice (tapas) is presented as a means to realize the supreme, self-luminous Reality—described as ‘Tejas’—which is beyond even exalted divine realms like Śvetadvīpa and shines by its own inherent light.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a transcendent principle encountered through tapas: a supreme radiance beyond Śvetadvīpa. The verse emphasizes that this ultimate ‘Tejas’ is self-manifest (svayaṁbhāsā), not illuminated by any external source.