Shloka 45

Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema

Devanagari script

प्रयागे मुनिवर्यैश्च यथा पृष्टः स्वयं प्रभुः । कृष्णेन चानुशिष्टास्ते मुनयो धर्मकांक्षिणः

Transliteration

prayāge munivaryaiśca yathā pṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃ prabhuḥ | kṛṣṇena cānuśiṣṭāste munayo dharmakāṃkṣiṇaḥ

Translation

پریاگ میں جس طرح برگزیدہ رشیوں نے خود پرَبھو سے سوال کیا، اسی طرح وہ دھرم کے خواہاں مُنی کرشن کے ذریعہ تعلیم و ہدایت پاتے رہے۔

Word by Word

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• मुनिवर्यैः: by the foremost sages
• मुनिवर्यैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + varya (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• यथा: as; in the manner that
• यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable; “as/just as”)

• पृष्टः: was asked
• पृष्टः: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पृच्छ् (धातु) + पृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: personally; himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “personally/oneself”)

• प्रभुः: the Lord; master
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अनुशिष्टाः: were instructed; were taught
• अनुशिष्टाः: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + शास् (धातु) + अनुशिष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• धर्मकांक्षिणः: desiring dharma; seekers of righteousness
• धर्मकांक्षिणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + kāṅkṣin (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual frame of a sages–Lord dialogue; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: munivaryaiśca = munivaryaiḥ + ca; cānuśiṣṭāste = ca + anuśiṣṭāḥ + te. धर्मकांक्षिणः = धर्म + कांक्षिणः (तत्पुरुष: धर्मं कांक्षन्ति ये).

Characters & Entities

• Prayāga
• Kṛṣṇa
• Munis (sages)
• Prabhu (the Lord)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It highlights Prayāga as a major sacred setting where authoritative spiritual questioning and instruction occur, marking it as a key tīrtha for dharma-oriented inquiry.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti or Vaiṣṇava teaching?

By presenting Kṛṣṇa as the instructor of dharma-seeking sages, it frames divine guidance as central—consistent with Vaiṣṇava theology where the Lord personally teaches the right path.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue setting?

Seekers should approach sacred spaces and learned assemblies with sincere questions about dharma, and accept disciplined instruction from authentic spiritual authority.