Shloka 21
नागैः सह ब्राह्मणस्य अतिथिधर्म-व्रतसंवादः | The Brahmin’s Vow and the Nāgas’ Hospitality Appeal
ब्रह्मन! उन्हीं भगवान् परमदेव परमात्माके तीनों लोकोंमें जो देवप्रिय अवतार होनेवाले हैं, उनका सदा ही परम मंगल हो--यही हमारी इस तपस्याका उद्देश्य है
Brahman! Unhīṁ bhagavān paramadeva paramātmāke trīṇi lokēṣu yo devapriya avatāra bhaviṣyanti, teṣāṁ sadāiva parama-maṅgalaṁ bhavatu—ity eṣa asmākaṁ tapasyaḥ uddēśyaḥ.
那罗陀说道：“噢，婆罗门啊，我们的苦行只有一个目的：愿那位有福的至上主——至上神、至上我——在三界将要示现的、为诸天所爱之诸化身，恒得无上吉祥。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
That spiritual discipline (tapas) is rightly directed toward universal welfare: praying for the supreme auspiciousness of the Lord’s divine manifestations, which sustain and restore order across the three worlds.
Nārada addresses a Brahmin/ascetic and states the intention behind their austerities: a blessing and prayer that the forthcoming divine avatāras—beloved of the gods—may always be attended by the highest good.