Shloka 69

देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship

Devanagari script

दधाति यः स्वकर्मणा ददाति यस्य कस्यचित्‌ | अबुद्धिमोहजैर्गुणैः: स एक एव युज्यते,जो पुरुष अपने सत्कर्मोद्वारा धर्मको धारण करता है और जिस किसीको भी निष्कामभावसे दान देता है, वह अकेला ही मोहरहित बुद्धिसे प्राप्त होनेवाले गुणोंसे संयुक्त होता है

Transliteration

dadhāti yaḥ svakarmaṇā dadāti yasya kasyacit | abuddhi-mohajair guṇaiḥ sa eka eva yujyate ||

Translation

جو شخص اپنے درست فرائض کے ذریعے دھرم کو قائم رکھتا ہے اور جس کسی کو بھی بےغرضی سے دان دیتا ہے، وہی ایک ایسا ہے جو فریبِ وہم سے پاک اور صاف فہم سے پیدا ہونے والی خوبیوں سے حقیقی طور پر آراستہ ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

दधातिholds, maintains

यःwho

स्वकर्मणाby his own action/deed

ददातिgives

यस्यof whom / whose

कस्यचित्to someone (anyone)

अबुद्धिमोहजैःby qualities born of non-delusion of intellect

गुणैःwith qualities

सःhe

एकःalone, one

एवindeed, only

युज्यतेis joined/possessed (is endowed)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True virtue is shown by sustaining dharma through one’s own rightful duties (svakarma) and giving without selfish motive; such a person is characterized by qualities grounded in clear understanding rather than delusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa articulates a moral criterion for excellence: the person who lives by duty and practices impartial, desireless giving is singled out as genuinely endowed with higher virtues.