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Shloka 175

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

रसातलगता ये च ये च तस्मै परं गता: । नमस्तेभ्यो नमस्ते भ्यो नमस्तेभ्यो<5स्तु नित्यश:,नदी, समुद्र, पर्वत, गुहा, वृक्षोंकी जड़, गोशाला, दुर्गण पथ, वन, चौराहे, सड़क, चौतरे, किनारे, हस्तिशाला, अश्वशाला, रथशाला, पुराने बगीचे, जीर्ण गृह, पञ्चभूत, दिशा, विदिशा, चन्द्रमा, सूर्य तथा उन-उनकी किरणोंमें, रसातलमें और उससे भित्न स्थानोंमें भी जो अधिष्ठातृ देवताके रूपमें व्याप्त हैं, उन सबको सदा नमस्कार है, नमस्कार है, नमस्कार है

rasātala-gatā ye ca ye ca tasmai paraṁ gatāḥ | namas tebhyo namas tebhyo namas tebhyo 'stu nityaśaḥ ||

毗湿摩说道:“我礼敬住于罗娑多罗(Rasātala)者,也礼敬超越其处而往更高界者。我向他们再三顶礼;愿我对他们的敬奉恒常不绝。”在伦理与奉爱之义中,此偈乃对无形主宰神力的周遍致敬——他们遍及存在的每一层域:下界、此界与彼界——由此养成谦卑、感恩,并敬畏维系生命的宇宙秩序。

रसातल-गताःgone to Rasātala (netherworld)
रसातल-गताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरसातल-गत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तस्मैto that (one/place)
तस्मै:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
परम्beyond; further
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गताःgone
गताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Plural
नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्
तेto you/to him
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
भ्यः(fragment; should be part of तेभ्यः)
भ्यः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभ्यः
नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्
तेभ्यःto them
तेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Plural
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
नित्यशःalways; continually
नित्यशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यशस्

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
R
Rasātala

Educational Q&A

To cultivate constant reverence toward the unseen presiding forces of the cosmos—acknowledging that sacred order pervades all realms (below and beyond), and that humility and gratitude are integral to dharma.

In Bhīṣma’s instruction within the Śānti Parva, he utters a sweeping formula of salutation, extending homage to beings/powers located in Rasātala and to those who have gone beyond it, emphasizing universal veneration rather than a narrow, localized worship.