Shloka 13

Bali Liberated, Prahlāda Blessed, and Vāmana Accepted as Universal Protector

Devanagari script

अथाहोशनसं राजन्हरिर्नारायणोऽन्तिके । आसीनमृत्विजां मध्ये सदसि ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

athāhośanasaṁ rājan harir nārāyaṇo ’ntike āsīnam ṛtvijāṁ madhye sadasi brahma-vādinām

Translation

شری شُکدیَو نے کہا—پھر، اے مہاراج پریکشت! ہری نارائن نے قریب بیٹھے شُکرآچاریہ کو، جو برہموادی رِتوِجوں کے درمیان مجلس میں بیٹھے تھے، مخاطب کیا۔

Synonyms

• अथ: then
• अथ: Vākyopakrama (वाक्योपक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थ/sequence particle): ‘then/now’

• आ: indeed/just
• आ: Vākyopapadāna (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/उद्गार; here intensifier with अथ)

• होशनसम्: Uśanas (Śukra)
• होशनसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (उशनसम् = उशनसम्, accusative of Uśanas/Śukrācārya)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to हरिः

• अन्तिके: nearby
• अन्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत्; सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन: ‘near’

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies होशनसम्

• ऋत्विजाम्: of the priests
• ऋत्विजाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative adverbial): ‘in the midst’

• सदसि: in the assembly
• सदसि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-वादिनाम्: of the Brahman-speakers (theologians)
• ब्रह्म-वादिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्म वदन्ति ये’ (speakers of Brahman); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Ahośana (Śukrācārya)
• Hari
• Nārāyaṇa
• Ṛtvijas (priests)
• Brahma-vādins (learned brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Narayana appearing in a yajna assembly?

This verse states that Hari, as Nārāyaṇa, was present nearby—seated among the priests and learned brāhmaṇas—showing the Lord’s direct involvement and supremacy even in Vedic sacrificial settings.

Why is Ahośana (Śukrācārya) mentioned in this verse of Bhagavatam?

The narration points attention toward Ahośana (Śukrācārya) and the surrounding assembly, indicating that the Lord’s presence is revealed even in contexts involving powerful ritual experts and theological disputants.

Practical application of seeing God’s presence in sacred gatherings in modern life?

Approach satsanga, worship, and scriptural study with reverence and attentiveness—this verse encourages the devotee to recognize the Lord’s nearness where sincere spiritual discourse and devotion are present.