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Shloka 16

Bhṛgu Tests the Trimūrti; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Visit Mahā-Viṣṇu and Recover the Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

तन्निशम्याथ मुनयो विस्मिता मुक्तसंशया: । भूयांसं श्रद्दधुर्विष्णुं यत: शान्तिर्यतोऽभयम् ॥ १४ ॥ धर्म: साक्षाद् यतो ज्ञानं वैराग्यं च तदन्वितम् । ऐश्वर्यं चाष्टधा यस्माद् यशश्चात्ममलापहम् ॥ १५ ॥ मुनीनां न्यस्तदण्डानां शान्तानां समचेतसाम् । अकिञ्चनानां साधूनां यमाहु: परमां गतिम् ॥ १६ ॥ सत्त्वं यस्य प्रिया मूर्तिर्ब्राह्मणास्त्विष्टदेवता: । भजन्त्यनाशिष: शान्ता यं वा निपुणबुद्धय: ॥ १७ ॥

tan niśamyātha munayo vismitā mukta-saṁśayāḥ bhūyāṁsaṁ śraddadhur viṣṇuṁ yataḥ śāntir yato ’bhayam

听完婆利古的叙述,诸圣贤惊叹不已;疑云尽消,更加确信毗湿奴乃至上主宰。由祂而来安宁与无畏、宗教法则的本质、与智慧相伴的离欲、瑜伽的八种神通,以及祂能洗净心垢的圣名与荣耀。对那些安和、平等、无私、已舍弃暴力的圣者而言,祂被称为最高归宿。纯净的萨特瓦是祂最钟爱的形相,婆罗门是祂所尊奉的可敬神明;具敏锐智慧并得内在寂静者,无所求地以奉爱敬拜祂。

tatthat (statement/thing)
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
niśamyahaving heard
niśamya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootni-√śam (धातु) (कृत्वा-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard/understood’
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (particle: then/now)
munayaḥthe sages
munayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन
vismitāḥastonished
vismitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootvismita (√smi + vi, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘astonished’
mukta-saṁśayāḥfreed from doubts
mukta-saṁśayāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmukta (√muc, क्त-कृदन्त) + saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘muktaḥ saṁśayaḥ yeṣām’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
bhūyāṁsam(as) greater
bhūyāṁsam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhūyas (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/अधिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (comparative: greater/more)
śraddadhuḥthey placed faith (believed)
śraddadhuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śrad-dhā (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
viṣṇumVishnu
viṣṇum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
yataḥfrom whom/wherefrom
yataḥ:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; यतस्-शब्दः (relative adverb) कारणार्थक (from whom/wherefrom; because)
śāntiḥpeace
śāntiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
yataḥfrom whom/wherefrom
yataḥ:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कारणार्थक/अपादानार्थक (from whom/wherefrom)
abhayamfearlessness
abhayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootabhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

By becoming devoted to the Personality of Godhead, one easily attains divine knowledge and detachment from sense gratification, without separate endeavor. As described in the Eleventh Canto of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.2.42) :

V
Viṣṇu

FAQs

It says that peaceful, even-minded, non-possessive saints regard the Lord (Viṣṇu) as their highest destination and ultimate refuge.

Because the narrative is underscoring that true spiritual authority and realization culminate in surrender to Viṣṇu; the hallmark of such realized sages is non-violence, inner peace, equanimity, and freedom from material claims.

Practice non-harm in speech and action, cultivate steadiness in success and failure, simplify possessions and desires, and orient daily choices toward devotion and remembrance of the Lord as the final goal.