Shloka 3

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

पूजां गुरूणां सततं करोमि परस्य गुहां न तु भिन्नपूर्वम्‌ । वेदा: स्वधीता मम लोकनाथ तप्तं तपो नानृतमुक्तपूर्वम्‌

Transliteration

Nārada uvāca: pūjāṃ gurūṇāṃ satataṃ karomi parasya guhāṃ na tu bhinnapūrvam | vedāḥ svadhītā mama lokanātha taptaṃ tapo nānṛtam uktapūrvam ||

Translation

نارَد نے کہا—اے لوک ناتھ! میں ہمیشہ اپنے گروؤں کی پوجا اور تعظیم کرتا ہوں۔ میں نے کبھی کسی کے راز کو توڑ کر ظاہر نہیں کیا۔ میں نے ویدوں کا باقاعدہ سوادھیائے کیا ہے، تپسیا کی ہے، اور کبھی جھوٹ نہیں بولا۔

Word by Word

• पूजाम्: worship/respect (as object)
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गुरूणाम्: of the elders/teachers
• गुरूणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सततम्: always/continually
• सततम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• करोमि: I do/perform
• करोमि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परस्य: of another person
• परस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गुहाम्: secret (lit. hidden matter)
• गुहाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भिन्नपूर्वम्: previously divulged/broken-open before
• भिन्नपूर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्नपूर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वधीताः: well-studied (by oneself)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व-अधीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• लोकनाथ: O lord of the world
• लोकनाथ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकनाथ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तप्तम्: performed/practised (lit. heated)
• तप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अनृतम्: falsehood/untruth
• अनृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्तपूर्वम्: previously spoken before
• उक्तपूर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्तपूर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Lokanātha (addressed figure)