Shloka 130

Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि अरुन्धतीचित्रगुप्तरहस्ये त्रिंशयवधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi arundhatī-citragupta-rahasye triṃśay-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

یوں شری مہابھارت کے انوشاسن پَرو میں، دان دھرم پَرو کے اندر، ‘ارُندھتی اور چِترگپت کے راز’ کے نام سے موسوم ایک سو تیسواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the venerable Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anuśāsana-parvan
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma section
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अरुन्धतीचित्रगुप्तरहस्ये: in the secret (episode) of Arundhatī and Citragupta
• अरुन्धतीचित्रगुप्तरहस्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धतीचित्रगुप्तरहस्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• त्रिंशयवधिकशततमः: the one-hundred-and-thirtieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिंशदधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

यम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Arundhatī
• Citragupta
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the teaching context by locating the discourse within the Mahābhārata’s Anuśāsana Parvan and the dāna-dharma (ethics of giving) section, reminding the reader that moral action—especially generosity—belongs to a larger system of dharma and accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker label indicates Yama has been speaking, and this sentence marks the formal close of a chapter titled “Arundhatī–Citragupta Secret” within the dāna-dharma portion of Anuśāsana Parvan, identifying it as the 130th chapter.