Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

तस्य नारायणे भक्ति वहतोअमित्रकर्षिण: । एकशब्यासन देवो दत्तवान्‌ देवराट्‌ स्‍्वयम्‌

Transliteration

tasya nārāyaṇe bhaktiṁ vahato 'mitrakarṣiṇaḥ | ekaśayyāsanaṁ devo dattavān devarāṭ svayam ||

Translation

Bhishma nói: Vì vị vua ấy—kẻ khuất phục quân thù—mang lòng sùng kính kiên định đối với Nārāyaṇa, nên chính Indra, chúa tể chư thiên, đã hoan hỷ và ban cho ông vinh dự hiếm có: được cùng ngồi một chỗ, cùng nằm một giường với mình.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नारायणे: in/unto Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वहतः: of (him) bearing/maintaining
• वहतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अमित्रकर्षिणः: of the enemy-subduing (king)
• अमित्रकर्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित्रकर्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एकशय्यासनम्: one bed-and-seat (shared couch and seat)
• एकशय्यासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकशय्यासन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देवः: the god (Indra)
• देवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दत्तवान्: gave/bestowed
• दत्तवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्) / past active participle used as finite, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवराट्: the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्
• Form: true

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārāyaṇa
• Indra (Devarāṭ)
• a king described as Amitrakarṣiṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast bhakti to Nārāyaṇa brings divine favor and honor; spiritual devotion is portrayed as a higher credential than mere worldly power, even in the eyes of Indra.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a devotee-king (called ‘enemy-subduer’) whose devotion to Nārāyaṇa pleases Indra, leading Indra to grant him exceptional respect—sharing the same seat and couch—signifying intimate honor and recognition.