Shloka 7

जपयोगयोः तुल्यफलनिर्णयः

Adhyāya 193: Adjudication of the Comparable Fruits of Japa and Yoga

Devanagari script

भरद्वाज उवाच अस्माल्लोकात्‌ परो लोक: श्रूयते नोपलभ्यते । तमहं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तद्‌ भवान्‌ वक्तुमहति

Transliteration

bharadvāja uvāca | asmāl lokāt paro lokaḥ śrūyate nopalabhyate | tam ahaṃ jñātum icchāmi tad bhavān vaktum arhati ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Bharadvāja: “O Brahmana! Naririnig na lampas sa mundong ito ay may isa pang mas mataas na daigdig—ngunit hindi ito tuwirang nakikita. Nais ko itong maunawaan. Ipinakikiusap ko, ipaliwanag ninyo sa akin.”

Word by Word

• {'asmāt (lokāt)': 'from this (world)', 'lokaḥ': 'world

• realm of experience/existence', 'paraḥ': 'beyond

• transcendent', 'śrūyate': 'is heard of

• is taught in tradition', 'na upalabhyate (nopalabhyate)': 'is not perceived/obtained

• is not directly apprehended', 'tam': 'that (world/realm)', 'aham': 'I', 'jñātum': 'to know

• to understand', 'icchāmi': 'I desire

• I wish', 'tad': 'that

• that matter', 'bhavān': 'you (honorific)', 'vaktum': 'to speak

• to explain', 'arhati': 'is worthy/fit

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a classical dharmic inquiry: some truths (like the ‘higher world’ or paraloka) are known through reliable testimony and disciplined understanding rather than direct sensory perception. It legitimizes seeking guidance from a qualified teacher to bridge the gap between what is ‘heard’ (śrūyate) and what is ‘seen’ (upalabhyate).

What is happening in the narrative?

In a teacher–student style exchange within the Śānti Parva, the sage Bharadvāja respectfully asks an authoritative speaker to explain the existence and nature of a higher realm beyond the visible world, since it is taught in tradition but not directly perceived.