Shloka 6

Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme

Devanagari script

क्षितिं वा देवलोकं वा गम्यतां यदि रोचते । अप्रमादश्न वः कार्यो ब्रह्म हि प्रचुरच्छलम्‌

Transliteration

kṣitiṃ vā devalokaṃ vā gamyatāṃ yadi rocate | apramādaś ca vaḥ kāryo brahma hi pracuracchalam ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“若你们乐意，便可前往——或至人间，或至天界。但务须不懈不怠；因为吠陀（梵）多有微妙机巧：常以诱人的果报为托辞而宣说达摩，疏忽之人便可能因此迷误。”

Word by Word

• क्षितिम्: the earth
• क्षितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• देवलोकम्: the world of the gods (heaven)
• देवलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• गम्यताम्: let it be gone to / one may go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Passive, Third, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• रोचते: is pleasing / seems good
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

• अप्रमादः: non-negligence, vigilance
• अप्रमादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नु: indeed/now (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• वः: of you (pl.)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• कार्यः: to be done / should be (done)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्म: the Veda / sacred knowledge
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: for, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• प्रचुरच्छलम्: abounding in deceptive devices / full of pretexts
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रचुरच्छल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• kṣiti (earth)
• devaloka (world of the gods)
• brahma (Veda)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Practice apramāda—steady vigilance—because Vedic injunctions can be framed with alluring promised fruits; without careful discernment one may mistake the lure of results for the essence of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses listeners as disciples, granting them freedom to choose their path (earthly life or heavenly aims) while warning them to remain alert, since scriptural teachings may employ persuasive, reward-based formulations that require thoughtful interpretation.