Shloka 77

Devanagari script

सोमादित्यान्वया: सर्वे राघवा: कुरवस्तथा । पठन्ति शुचयो नित्यं सावित्रीं प्राणिनां गतिम्‌

Transliteration

somādityānvayāḥ sarve rāghavāḥ kuravas tathā | paṭhanti śucayo nityaṃ sāvitrīṃ prāṇināṃ gatim ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“凡出自太阳世系——罗伽族（Rāghu）——以及同样出自俱卢族（Kuru）的一切君王，皆以行止清净，恒常每日诵持萨维特丽（Sāvitrī，即伽雅特丽 Gāyatrī）真言。伽雅特丽被宣示为众生最高的归依与究竟之道。”

Word by Word

• सोमादित्यान्वयाः: those of the Soma and Aditya lineages
• सोमादित्यान्वयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमादित्य-अन्वय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राघवाः: the Raghavas (descendants of Raghu)
• राघवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरवः: the Kurus
• कुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• पठन्ति: they recite
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• शुचयः: pure (ones)
• शुचयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• सावित्रीम्: the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī mantra)
• सावित्रीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गतिम्: goal/destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Soma (Lunar lineage)
• Āditya (Solar lineage)
• Raghu (Raghu dynasty)
• Kuru (Kuru dynasty)
• Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī mantra
• Savitṛ (deity implied by Sāvitrī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma presents daily recitation of the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) as a time-honored dharmic discipline practiced by exemplary royal lineages, and as a supreme spiritual means leading beings toward their highest good.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and religious duties, Bhishma cites the precedent of renowned dynasties (Raghu and Kuru) to emphasize the authority and importance of regular Gāyatrī recitation.