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Shloka 20

Śrī-nivāsa: Traits and Conditions for the Abode of Prosperity (श्री-निवासः)

नारायणे त्वेकमना वसामि सर्वेण भावेन शरीरभूता । तस्मिन्‌ हि धर्म: सुमहान्‌ निविष्टो ब्रह्मण्यता चात्र तथा प्रियत्वम्‌

nārāyaṇe tv ekamanā vasāmi sarveṇa bhāvena śarīrabhūtā | tasmin hi dharmaḥ sumahān niviṣṭo brahmaṇyatā cātra tathā priyatvam ||

میں یکسوئی کے ساتھ، اپنے پورے وجود کے بھاؤ سے گویا مجسم ہو کر، نارائن ہی میں بسती ہوں؛ کیونکہ اسی میں مہان دھرم مضبوطی سے قائم ہے، اور اسی میں برہمنیتا (مقدّس برہمن کی تعظیم) اور محبوبیت بھی سکونت رکھتی ہے۔

नारायणेin Nārāyaṇa
नारायणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एकमनाsingle-minded
एकमना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकमनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वसामिI dwell
वसामि:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वेणwith all/entire
सर्वेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
भावेनwith feeling/devotion
भावेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
शरीरभूताhaving become (his) body; embodied in him
शरीरभूता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशरीरभूत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मिन्in him/in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धर्मःdharma/righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुमहान्very great
सुमहान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निविष्टःentered/established
निविष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-विश्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (क्त)
ब्रह्मण्यताdevotion to Brahmins/Brahman; piety
ब्रह्मण्यता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मण्यता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अत्रhere/in this (person)
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
प्रियत्वम्dearness/belovedness
प्रियत्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रियत्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
N
Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

Bhīṣma teaches that the highest ethical grounding (mahān dharma) is rooted in Nārāyaṇa: single-minded devotion and total inner alignment with the divine supports righteousness, reverence for sacred tradition (brahmaṇyatā), and a loving intimacy with the ultimate refuge.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma speaks as a teacher of Dharma. Here he declares his own unwavering orientation toward Nārāyaṇa and identifies Nārāyaṇa as the seat of great Dharma, sacred piety, and belovedness—framing devotion as an ethical foundation.