Shloka 59

अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा

Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin

Devanagari script

नारायणो महद्धूतं विश्वसृग्घव्यकव्यभुक्‌

Transliteration

nārāyaṇo mahaddhūtaṃ viśvasṛg ghavyakavyabhuk

Translation

神祇说道：“那罗延（Nārāyaṇa）乃伟大的使者——宇宙的创造者，亦是享受献予诸神与祖灵之哈维亚—卡维亚（havyakavya）供献者。”

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Narayana (Vishnu)
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दूतम्: messenger
• दूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विश्वसृक्: creator of the universe
• विश्वसृक्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वसृज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हव्यकव्यभुक्: eater/receiver of havya and kavya (oblations to gods and to ancestors)
• हव्यकव्यभुक्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्यकव्यभुज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

देव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Nārāyaṇa as supreme in both cosmic and ethical domains: he is the universe’s creator and also the rightful recipient of sacrificial offerings to gods and ancestors, implying that righteous duty and ritual ultimately find their fulfillment in the highest divine reality.

What is happening in the narrative?

A divine speaker identifies and praises Nārāyaṇa with exalted epithets—great messenger, creator of the universe, and partaker of offerings—framing him as the central divine principle who connects beings, rites, and cosmic governance.