Shloka 14

Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda

Chapter 34

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नहृददया श्चैव सर्वसत्त्वेषु नित्यश: । आपूृष्ठतापात्‌ स्वाध्याये युक्तास्तान्‌ पूजयाम्पहम्‌

Transliteration

prasannahṛdayāś caiva sarvasattveṣu nityaśaḥ | āpṛṣṭhātāpāt svādhyāye yuktās tān pūjayāmy aham ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“我敬重那些心常安悦、恒以慈意待一切众生，并自清晨至正午专注于诵读与研习吠陀之人。如此恒常的善意与严整的学修，实堪礼敬。”

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नहृददया: those whose heart/mind is pleased
• प्रसन्नहृददया: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-हृद्-हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वसत्त्वेषु: in/among all beings
• सर्वसत्त्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• नित्यशः: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशः

• आपूृष्ठतापात्: from the heat of exertion/penance (lit. from the heat due to exertion)
• आपूृष्ठतापात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-पूष्/पूष् (धातु) + ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• स्वाध्याये: in Vedic self-study/recitation
• स्वाध्याये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युक्ताः: engaged/intent
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: those (persons)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पूजयामि: I worship/honour
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• all living beings (sarva-sattva)
• Veda (svādhyāya as Vedic study)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True worthiness for honor lies in two joined virtues: constant benevolence toward all beings and disciplined commitment to svādhyāya (sacred study/recitation). Inner serenity and daily practice together constitute dharmic excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada speaks in praise of a class of disciplined, virtuous people—those who remain kindly disposed to all creatures and spend the forenoon engaged in Vedic study—declaring that he reveres and worships such persons.