Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 9

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

यश्न गोवृषभाड्कस्य प्रभावस्तं च मे शृणु । रुद्राण्या: संशयो यश्व दम्पत्योस्तं च मे शृणु

Transliteration

yad go-vṛṣabhāṅkasya prabhāvas taṁ ca me śṛṇu | rudrāṇyāḥ saṁśayo yad vai dampatyos taṁ ca me śṛṇu ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhishma: “Makinig kayo sa akin habang isinasalaysay ko ang kamahalan ng Panginoong may tanda ng toro (Mahadeva/Rudra), at pakinggan din ang pag-aalinlangang sumibol kay Rudrani (Parvati) at ang pag-uusap na naganap pagkatapos nito sa pagitan ng banal na mag-asawa. Isasalaysay ko ang aking narinig mula pa noong unang panahon tungkol sa kadakilaan nina Narayana at Mahadeva, at kung paano naunawaan ang kanilang kapangyarihan.”

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose/of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गोवृषभाङ्कस्य: of the bull-marked one (Śiva)
• गोवृषभाङ्कस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: गोवृषभाङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रभावः: might, power, greatness
• प्रभावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रुद्राण्याः: of Rudrāṇī (Pārvatī)
• रुद्राण्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: रुद्राणी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive/Ablative, Singular

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यश्च: and which/and who
• यश्च: Karta
• Type: Pronoun + Indeclinable
• Root: यद् + च
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दम्पत्योः: of the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पत्योः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (dual)
• Root: दम्पती
• Form: Masculine, Genitive/Locative, Dual

• तम्: that (dialogue/that matter)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Narayana (Vishnu)
• Mahadeva (Shiva/Rudra)
• Rudrani (Parvati/Uma)
• the divine couple (Shiva and Parvati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a didactic narrative meant to clarify divine greatness and remove doubt: Bhishma prepares to explain the majesty of Śiva (the bull-emblemed Lord) alongside what is traditionally heard about Narayana and Mahadeva, presenting their powers in a way that supports reverence and theological harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma introduces a forthcoming story: he asks the listener to hear about Śiva’s prabhāva and about a doubt that arose in Pārvatī (Rudrāṇī), leading to a dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī. This serves as the narrative gateway to a longer account.