Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

सचवतां मन्त्रवत्पूजां प्रत्यगृह्लाद्‌ यथाविधि । प्रतिगृहा तु तां पूजां जनकाद्‌ द्विजसत्तम:,द्विजश्रेष्ठ शुकदेवजीने राजा जनककी ओरसे प्राप्त हुई वह मन्त्रयुक्त सविधि पूजा स्वीकार की। पूजा ग्रहण करनेके पश्चात्‌ गोदान स्वीकार करके राजाको आदर देते हुए महातेजस्वी शुकने उनका सदा बना रहनेवाला कुशल-समाचार पूछा

Transliteration

sacchavatāṁ mantravat-pūjāṁ pratyagṛhlād yathāvidhi | pratigṛhā tu tāṁ pūjāṁ janakād dvija-sattamaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma nói: “Vị Bà-la-môn tối thượng đã đúng phép nhận lấy lễ bái có kèm thần chú mà vua Janaka dâng theo nghi thức. Sau khi thọ nhận lễ ấy và nhận cả lễ bố thí một con bò, bậc hiền triết rạng ngời tỏ lòng kính trọng nhà vua và hỏi thăm phúc an bền lâu của người.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'sacchavatām', 'definition': 'of the virtuous / of the good (sat)

• those who are righteous'}, {'term': 'mantravat', 'definition': 'accompanied by mantras

• with sacred formulas'}, {'term': 'pūjām', 'definition': 'worship

• ritual reception'}, {'term': 'yathāvidhi', 'definition': 'according to prescribed rule

• as enjoined'}, {'term': 'pratyagṛhlāt / pratigṛhā', 'definition': 'accepted

• received (from pratigrah-/pratigṛh-)'}, {'term': 'janakāt', 'definition': 'from Janaka (King Janaka)'}, {'term': 'dvija-sattamaḥ', 'definition': 'best among the twice-born

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• King Janaka
• dvija-sattama (foremost Brahmin/sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in giving and receiving: worship and gifts should be offered and accepted 'yathāvidhi' (according to rule), with mantras and proper intention. Ethical reciprocity is shown—patron honors the worthy recipient, and the recipient responds with respect and blessings/welfare-inquiry, sustaining social and spiritual order.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janaka offers a duly performed, mantra-accompanied honor/ritual reception to a foremost Brahmin/sage. The sage accepts the worship properly, receives the gift (including a cow, per the prose context), honors Janaka in return, and asks about the king’s lasting well-being.