Shloka 82

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

नारायणपरं सत्यमृतं नारायणात्मकम्‌ । नारायणपरो धर्म: पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभ:

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: nārāyaṇaparaṃ satyam ṛtaṃ nārāyaṇātmakam | nārāyaṇaparo dharmaḥ punarāvṛttidurlabhaḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Ang katotohanan ay may pinakamataas na saligan kay Nārāyaṇa; ang kaayusang kosmiko (ṛta) ay mismong likas na anyo ni Nārāyaṇa. Maging ang dharma ng pagtalikod at pagwawaksi (renunsiyasyon) na nagpapahirap sa pagbabalik sa muling pagsilang, ay may Nārāyaṇa bilang sukdulang hantungan.

Word by Word

• नारायणपरम्: having Nārāyaṇa as the highest (supreme)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-पर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ऋतम्: cosmic order; rightness
• ऋतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नारायणात्मकम्: of the nature/essence of Nārāyaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-आत्मक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नारायणपरः: having Nārāyaṇa as the highest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma; righteous duty/law
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभः: for which return (rebirth) is hard to obtain; i.e., where rebirth does not occur
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुनर्-आवृत्ति-दुर्लभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the ultimate foundation and goal of truth (satya), cosmic order (ṛta), and even the liberating renunciant path (nivṛtti-dharma) is Nārāyaṇa. Ethical life and liberation are presented as culminating in orientation toward the Supreme.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Vaiśaṃpāyana states a doctrinal summary: all highest principles—truth, cosmic order, and the dharma that leads beyond rebirth—are ultimately centered on Nārāyaṇa.