Shloka 71
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
Devanagari script
मनीषितं च प्राप्रोति चिन्तयन् पुरुषोत्तमम् | एकान्तभक्ति: सततं नारायणपरायण:
Transliteration
manīṣitaṃ ca prāpnoti cintayan puruṣottamam | ekāntabhaktiḥ satataṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说：凡以那罗延为唯一归依、恒常专一奉爱之人，若不断忆念至上之人——普鲁沙奥塔摩——便能证得彼尊，圆满内心所愿之究竟目标。
Word by Word
मनीषितम्the desired/cherished object (one's wish)
मनीषितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषित (प्रातिपदिक; √मन्/मनीष्-भाव)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्राप्नोतिattains/obtains
प्राप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Root√आप् (प्र + आप्)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चिन्तयन्thinking/meditating (upon)
चिन्तयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√चिन्त्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)
पुरुषोत्तमम्the Supreme Person
पुरुषोत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaP
PuruṣottamaN
NārāyaṇaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Exclusive, unwavering devotion to Nārāyaṇa—expressed as continuous contemplation of the Supreme Person—leads to attaining Him and fulfilling the highest spiritual aim.
Vaiśampāyana, in the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, states a general spiritual principle: the devotee who remains one-pointed and constantly remembers Puruṣottama (Nārāyaṇa) reaches the Lord.