Shloka 21
नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal
ब्रह्मन! उन्हीं भगवान् परमदेव परमात्माके तीनों लोकोंमें जो देवप्रिय अवतार होनेवाले हैं, उनका सदा ही परम मंगल हो--यही हमारी इस तपस्याका उद्देश्य है
Brahman! Unhīṁ bhagavān paramadeva paramātmāke trīṇi lokēṣu yo devapriya avatāra bhaviṣyanti, teṣāṁ sadāiva parama-maṅgalaṁ bhavatu—ity eṣa asmākaṁ tapasyaḥ uddēśyaḥ.
Wika ni Nārada: “O Brahmana, iisa lamang ang layon ng aming pag-aayuno: nawa’y laging manaig ang sukdulang pagpapala para sa mga banal na pagkapanganak na minamahal ng mga diyos—yaong mga paglalangkap ng Mapalad na Panginoon, ang Kataas-taasang Diyos, ang Kataas-taasang Sarili—na magpapakita sa tatlong daigdig.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
That spiritual discipline (tapas) is rightly directed toward universal welfare: praying for the supreme auspiciousness of the Lord’s divine manifestations, which sustain and restore order across the three worlds.
Nārada addresses a Brahmin/ascetic and states the intention behind their austerities: a blessing and prayer that the forthcoming divine avatāras—beloved of the gods—may always be attended by the highest good.