Shloka 28

Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)

Devanagari script

य एनं संश्रयन्तीह भक्ता नारायणं हरिम्‌ । ते तरन्तीह दुर्गाणि न चात्रास्ति विचारणा

Transliteration

ya enaṁ saṁśrayantīha bhaktā nārāyaṇaṁ harim | te tarantīha durgāṇi na cātrāsti vicāraṇā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：在此世间，凡虔信而归依哈利——那罗延者，纵遇最艰险之关隘、最危急之患难，亦能渡越。于此毫无疑议。

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संश्रयन्ति: take refuge (in)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-श्रि
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नारायणम्: Narayana
• नारायणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तरन्ति: cross over
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• दुर्गाणि: difficult passages; dangers; hardships
• दुर्गाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विचारणा: doubt; deliberation; question
• विचारणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nārāyaṇa
• Hari

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): sincere devotees who rely on Nārāyaṇa/Hari are enabled to overcome even severe dangers and hardships; the statement is presented as certain and not merely speculative.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to peace and welfare; here he emphasizes devotion to Nārāyaṇa as a reliable support that carries devotees through life’s crises.