Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

शान्ति: सा त्रिषु लोकेषु विहिता भावितात्मना । एतया शुभया बुद्धया नैछिकं व्रतमास्थित:

Transliteration

śāntiḥ sā triṣu lokeṣu vihitā bhāvitātmanā | etayā śubhayā buddhyā naiṣṭhikaṁ vratam āsthitaḥ ||

Translation

ఆ శాంతి భావితాత్ముడైన పరమాత్మచే మూడు లోకాలలో స్థాపించబడింది. ఈ శుభకరమైన బుద్ధిచేత ఆయన నైష్ఠిక వ్రతాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి అచంచలంగా నిలిచియున్నాడు.

Word by Word

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (स)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: All, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• विहिता: established/ordained/spread
• विहिता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु) → विहित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (क्त)

• भावितात्मना: by one whose self is purified/cultivated
• भावितात्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावितात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एतया: by this
• एतया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शुभया: auspicious
• शुभया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• बुद्धया: by (his) understanding/intellect
• बुद्धया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नैष्ठिकम्: steadfast/ultimate (lifelong)
• नैष्ठिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैष्ठिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having undertaken/abiding in
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) → आस्थित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past Active Participle (क्तवतु/क्त)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Peace in society and the cosmos is grounded in inner cultivation: a disciplined, matured self (bhāvitātman) guided by auspicious discernment (śubhā buddhi) can establish and sustain śānti, and such stability is expressed through steadfast ethical-spiritual commitment (naiṣṭhika vrata).

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing an exemplary spiritually accomplished person whose inner discipline and beneficent understanding have made peace pervasive across the three worlds; he emphasizes the role of firm vows and unwavering practice in maintaining that peace.