Shloka 62

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

तत्राश्रमपदे श्रेष्ठे सर्वभूतमनोरमे । सेविते द्विजशार्टूलैवेंदवेदाड़पारगै:

Transliteration

tatrāśramapade śreṣṭhe sarvabhūtamanorame | sevite dvijaśārdūlaiḥ vedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ ||

Translation

在那里，在那座最胜的修行林苑——为一切众生所悦——常有通达吠陀及诸支分学的上首婆罗门往来。我入其境，便见优波摩纽：婆罗门中的明珠，结发披髻，身着树皮衣，威德炳然，因苦行而如火焰般灼耀，性情安定，正当青春之盛，周围弟子环坐侍从。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• आश्रमपदे: in the hermitage-site
• आश्रमपदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रमपद
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठे: excellent, best
• श्रेष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्वभूतमनोरमे: delightful to all beings
• सर्वभूतमनोरमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूत-मनोरम
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सेविते: frequented, attended
• सेविते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• द्विजशार्दूलैः: by tiger-like Brahmins (best of twice-born)
• द्विजशार्दूलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-शार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इन्दवेदाङ्गपारगैः: by those who have mastered the Vedas and Vedangas
• इन्दवेदाङ्गपारगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदाङ्ग-पारग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (speaker)
• Upamanyu
• Āśramapada (hermitage)
• Dvija-śārdūlas (learned Brahmins)
• Veda
• Vedāṅga
• Jaṭā (matted locks)
• Valkala (bark garment)
• Śiṣyas (disciples)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True authority in dharma is grounded in tapas (austerity), serenity, and mastery of sacred knowledge. The verse presents the hermitage as an ethical ideal where learning and self-restraint cultivate spiritual radiance and leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva enters a renowned hermitage frequented by eminent Vedic scholars and sees the sage Upamanyu—an ascetic in bark-garments with matted hair—seated calmly, shining with the power of austerity, and surrounded by his disciples.