Shloka 131

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

गौरवं परमं चक्रे प्रीतिं च विपुलां तथा । देवलस्तु यथाशक्ति पूजयामास भारत

Transliteration

gauravaṁ paramaṁ cakre prītiṁ ca vipulāṁ tathā | devalas tu yathāśakti pūjayāmāsa bhārata ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：他以至高的敬重与丰厚的爱戴相待。而提婆罗啊，婆罗多之裔，也尽其所能以礼敬之。

Word by Word

• गौरवम्: honour, respect
• गौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परमम्: supreme, highest
• परमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made, showed, rendered
• चक्रे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• प्रीतिम्: delight, pleasure, affection
• प्रीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• विपुलाम्: abundant, great
• विपुलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• देवलः: Devala (proper name)
• देवलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शक्ति: ability, power
• शक्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पूजयामास: honoured, worshipped
• पूजयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devala
• Bhārata (address to Janamejaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in difficult times, dharma is upheld through respectful conduct: one should offer honor and goodwill, and reciprocate appropriately within one’s means (yathāśakti), without neglecting gratitude or propriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports an exchange of courtesies: one party shows the highest respect and great affection, and Devala responds by honoring him as much as he is able, indicating a formal, ethically grounded interaction.