Shloka 31

Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

अत्र गाथा: पुरा गीता: शृणु राज्ञा ययातिना । धार्यन्ते या द्विजैस्तात मोक्षशास्त्रविशारदै:

Transliteration

atra gāthāḥ purā gītāḥ śṛṇu rājñā yayātinā | dhāryante yā dvijais tāta mokṣaśāstraviśāradaiḥ ||

Translation

Janaka nói: “Nay, hiền hữu, hãy lắng nghe những bài kệ cổ xưa từng được vua Yayāti xướng lên—những bài kệ mà các bậc Bà-la-môn uyên thâm về giáo pháp giải thoát vẫn gìn giữ và ghi nhớ.”

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• गाथाः: verses, songs (gāthās)
• गाथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाथा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पुरा: formerly, in olden times
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• गीताः: sung, recited
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गीता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ययातिना: by Yayāti
• ययातिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धार्यन्ते: are borne/retained (in memory), are kept
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (passive sense), Third, Plural

• याः: which (fem. pl.)
• याः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तात: dear one, son (voc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मोक्षशास्त्रविशारदैः: by those skilled in the mokṣa-śāstra
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्षशास्त्रविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Yayāti
• dvija (Brahmin sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Authoritative guidance on liberation is preserved through remembered, time-tested verses; Janaka signals that the coming instruction is rooted in an ancient royal-sage tradition (Yayāti) and validated by experts in mokṣa-śāstra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janaka introduces a set of ancient gāthās attributed to King Yayāti and invites the listener to hear them, noting that learned Brahmins who specialize in teachings on liberation keep these verses in continual remembrance.