Shloka 5
Devanagari script
पृथिव्युवाच ऋषय: पितरो देवा मनुष्याश्नैव माधव । इज्याश्वैवार्चनीयाश्व॒ यथा चैव निबोध मे
Transliteration
pṛthivy uvāca—ṛṣayaḥ pitaro devā manuṣyāś caiva mādhava | ijyāś caivārcanīyāś ca yathā caiva nibodha me ||
Translation
大地说道：“噢，摩陀婆！诸仙圣、祖灵、诸天神，以及来访的人间宾客，都应当受敬。皆当供奉礼拜，致以恭敬。如今听我说明，应当如何如法而行。”
Word by Word
{'pṛthivī uvāca''‘Earth said’ (speaker formula)', 'ṛṣayaḥ': 'sages
{'pṛthivī uvāca':
Vedic rishis', 'pitaraḥ''ancestors
Vedic rishis', 'pitaraḥ':
the Pitṛs who receive śrāddha offerings', 'devāḥ''gods
the Pitṛs who receive śrāddha offerings', 'devāḥ':
deities worthy of daily worship', 'manuṣyāḥ''human beings
deities worthy of daily worship', 'manuṣyāḥ':
here especially guests/atithis and those to be served', 'mādhava''Mādhava
here especially guests/atithis and those to be served', 'mādhava':
an epithet of Kṛṣṇa (also ‘descendant of Madhu’)', 'ijyāḥ''those to be worshipped/propitiated through sacrifice and offerings (yajña, homa, śrāddha)', 'arcanīyāḥ': 'those to be honored with reverence, hospitality, and respectful service', 'yathā': 'how
an epithet of Kṛṣṇa (also ‘descendant of Madhu’)', 'ijyāḥ':
according to proper rule', 'nibodha''understand
according to proper rule', 'nibodha':
learn', 'me''from me
learn', 'me':
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
Pṛthivī (Earth)M
Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)Ṛ
ṚṣisP
Pitṛs (ancestors)D
DevasM
Manuṣyas (humans/guests)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Educational Q&A
A householder’s dharma includes regular reverence and service to four key recipients—devas, pitṛs, ṛṣis, and human guests—through worship (ijyā) and respectful honoring (arcana), done in the proper prescribed manner.
Pṛthivī (Earth), addressing Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), introduces an instruction on how one should properly perform worship and hospitality toward sages, ancestors, gods, and human guests, setting up a practical exposition of righteous conduct.