Shloka 28
नरनारायणौ देवौ कथितौ नारदेन मे । धर्मात्मानौ महात्मानौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ,'प्रभो! देवर्षि नारदने मुझसे कहा था कि आप दोनों धर्मात्मा, महात्मा, पुराणपुरुष तथा ऋषिप्रवर साक्षात् भगवान् नर और नारायण हैं
nara-nārāyaṇau devau kathitau nāradena me | dharmātmānau mahātmānau purāṇāv ṛṣi-sattamau ||
Sinabi ni Saṃjaya: “Inilarawan sa akin ni Devarṣi Nārada ang banal na magkaparis na sina Nara at Nārāyaṇa—dalawang sinaunang pantas na dakila ang loob at matatag sa dharma, ang pinakadakila sa mga ṛṣi.”
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
True greatness is framed as dharma-centered: the highest exemplars are those whose nature is righteousness (dharmātmā) and who embody ancient, authoritative wisdom (purāṇa, ṛṣi-sattama). The verse also grounds ethical authority in reliable transmission—Nārada’s testimony.
Saṁjaya reports what he previously heard from Devarṣi Nārada: that the revered pair Nara and Nārāyaṇa are divine, ancient, and foremost among sages—establishing their spiritual stature and credibility within the ongoing war-time narration.