Shloka 15

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

Devanagari script

गुरुप्रसादे स्वाध्याये यतन्तो ये स्थिरव्रता: । शुश्रूषवो5नसूयन्तस्तान्‌ नमस्यामि यादव

Transliteration

guruprasāde svādhyāye yatanto ye sthiravratāḥ | śuśrūṣavo 'nasūyantas tān namasyāmi yādava, yadukulatilaka ||

Translation

โอ้ผู้เป็นมงกุฎแห่งวงศ์ยทุ! ข้าขอนอบน้อมแด่ผู้มั่นคงในปณิธาน ผู้เพียรแสวงหาความโปรดปรานของครูและประกอบสวาธยายอยู่เสมอ ผู้ปรนนิบัติครูและผู้ใหญ่ด้วยความเคารพ และผู้ไม่เพ่งโทษผู้อื่น

Word by Word

• गुरु-प्रसादे: in (securing) the guru's favor
• गुरु-प्रसादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुप्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्वाध्याये: in self-study
• स्वाध्याये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यतन्तः: striving, making effort
• यतन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्थिर-व्रताः: firm in vows
• स्थिर-व्रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिरव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शुश्रूषवः: eager to serve (attentive)
• शुश्रूषवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुश्रूषु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अनसूयन्तः: not finding fault; not envious
• अनसूयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन् + सूय् (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नमस्यामि: I bow to; I salute
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (धातु: नम्)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यादव: O Yādava
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यदु-कुल-तिलक: O ornament of the Yadu lineage
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदुकुलतिलक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yādava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yadu-kula (Yadu dynasty)
• guru (teacher/ācārya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharmic character is marked by disciplined learning (svādhyāya), steady vows (sthiravrata), devoted service to teachers and elders (śuśrūṣā), and freedom from envy or fault-finding (anasūyā). Such conduct is worthy of reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Kṛṣṇa (as Yādava, yadukulatilaka) and offers salutations to an ideal class of practitioners—those who strive to please their guru, persist in study, serve respectfully, and refrain from criticizing others—thereby praising a model of ethical and spiritual discipline.