Shloka 19

नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal

Devanagari script

समाहितमनस्काश्ष नियता: संयतेन्द्रिया: । एकान्तभावोपगता वासुदेव॑ विशन्ति ते

Transliteration

samāhitamanaskāś ca niyatāḥ saṁyatendriyāḥ | ekāntabhāvopagatā vāsudevaṁ viśanti te ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“心意专注安定、以戒行自律并制伏诸根者——以一心归依之信爱——便入于瓦苏提婆自身。此教诲强调：内在的克制与行持的清净，是奉爱之道的伦理根基；其归宿不止于福报，而是与神圣的彻底合一。”

Word by Word

• समाहितमनस्काः: having concentrated minds
• समाहितमनस्काः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित-मनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नियताः: disciplined, restrained
• नियताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संयतेन्द्रियाः: having controlled senses
• संयतेन्द्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयत-इन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एकान्तभावोपगताः: having attained exclusive devotion
• एकान्तभावोपगताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकान्त-भाव-उपगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विशन्ति: enter
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

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

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Vāsudeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that liberation/union with the Supreme (Vāsudeva) is reached through a life of disciplined observances (niyama), restraint of the senses, and single-minded devotion (ekānta-bhāva). Ethical self-regulation is presented as the necessary ground for mature bhakti.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the spiritual outcome for devoted practitioners: those who have steadied the mind, live by vows and purity, and have conquered sensory impulses are said to ‘enter’ Vāsudeva—i.e., attain intimate union with the Lord rather than merely receiving external rewards.