Shloka 74

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

Devanagari script

सांख्ययोगेन तुल्यो हि धर्म एकान्तसेवित: । नारायणात्मके मोक्षे ततो यान्ति परां गतिम्‌

Transliteration

sāṅkhyayogena tulyo hi dharma ekāntasevitaḥ | nārāyaṇātmake mokṣe tato yānti parāṃ gatim ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：以一心奉行之法，其功德实与数论（Sāṅkhya）与瑜伽（Yoga）等同。循此专一之道，人便得至最高归宿——其本质即那罗延的解脱。

Word by Word

• सांख्ययोगेन: by Sāṅkhya and Yoga
• सांख्ययोगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्ययोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तुल्यः: equal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• धर्मः: dharma (righteous practice)
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकान्तसेवितः: practised exclusively/steadfastly served
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकान्त-सेवित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारायणात्मके: in (the) Narāyaṇa-natured
• नारायणात्मके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायणात्मक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मोक्षे: in liberation
• मोक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ततः: thereupon/from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• यान्ति: they go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पराम्: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Nārāyaṇa
• Sāṅkhya
• Yoga
• Mokṣa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Single-mindedly practiced dharma—marked by exclusive, unwavering devotion—can be as spiritually effective as the classical paths of Sāṅkhya (discriminative knowledge) and Yoga (meditative discipline), culminating in the highest liberation identified with Nārāyaṇa.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration within the Śānti Parva’s teachings on peace and liberation, a doctrinal point is stated: devoted dharma, when pursued with one-pointed commitment, leads the practitioner to the supreme destination—mokṣa of Nārāyaṇa-nature.