Shloka 1
Adhyāya 353 — Kathā-prāmāṇya (Authority of Transmission) and the Brāhmaṇa’s Ascetic Resolve
ऑपन--माज छा अकाल एकपज्चाशर्दाधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय: ब्रह्मा और रुद्रके संवादमें नारायणकी महिमाका विशेषरूपसे वर्णन ब्रह्मोवाच शृणु पुत्र यथा होष पुरुष: शाश्वतोडव्ययः । अक्षयश्षाप्रमेयश्न सर्वगश्न निरुच्यते
brahmovāca | śṛṇu putra yathā hy eṣa puruṣaḥ śāśvato 'vyayaḥ | akṣayaś cāprameyaś ca sarvagaś ca nirucyate ||
Brahmā nói: “Hãy lắng nghe, con của ta. Hãy nghe cách người đời tán dương Đấng Tối Thượng ấy—rằng Ngài hằng hữu và bất biến, bất hoại và vượt ngoài mọi đo lường, lại thấm khắp muôn phương.”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches contemplation of the Supreme Person’s defining attributes—eternity, unchangeability, imperishability, immeasurability, and all-pervasiveness—framing divinity as beyond decay and limitation.
Within the Brahmā–Rudra dialogue praising Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā addresses Rudra as “son” and begins an explanation of how the Supreme Person is traditionally described.