Shloka 46

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुत: स भगवान्‌ पुरुष: सर्वतोमुख:

Transliteration

evaṁ stutaḥ sa bhagavān puruṣaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ

Translation

如是赞颂之后，那位世尊——至上之人，面向十方者——受纳了献于他的颂赞之歌。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• स्तुतः: praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• पुरुषः: Person (Supreme Being)
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वतोमुखः: having faces in all directions; all-faced
• सर्वतोमुखः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतः + मुख
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• bhagavān
• puruṣa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the devotional act of stuti (praise) and the conception of the Supreme as sarvatomukha—present and responsive in all directions—suggesting that sincere reverence reaches the Divine beyond spatial or sectarian limits.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṁpāyana narrates that after a hymn or eulogy has been offered, the Lord (the Supreme Person) is described as 'thus praised,' emphasizing the culmination of the devotees’ laudation and the Lord’s all-pervading, all-facing nature.