Mahābhārata 7.166.43–45

Nārāyaṇāstra-parva (aśvatthāmnaḥ pratijñā) (Aśvatthāman's Vow)7.166.43–45

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Mahābhārata · 7.166.43–45

॥

Devanāgarī

नारायणाय मे पित्रा प्रणम्य विधिपूर्वकम् ॥
उपहारः पुरा दत्तो ब्रह्मरूप उपस्थिते ॥
तं स्वयं प्रतिगृह्याथ भगवान् स वरं ददौ ॥
वव्रे पिता मे परमम् अस्त्रं नारायणं ततः ॥
अथैनम् अब्रवीद् राजन् भगवान् देवसत्तमः ॥
भविता त्वत्समो नान्यः कश् चिद् युधि नरः क्व चित् ॥

Transliteración (IAST)

nārāyaṇāya me pitrā praṇamya vidhipūrvakam ||
upahāraḥ purā datto brahmarūpa upasthite ||
taṃ svayaṃ pratigṛhyātha bhagavān sa varaṃ dadau ||
vavre pitā me paramam astraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tataḥ ||
athainam abravīd rājan bhagavān devasattamaḥ ||
bhavitā tvatsamo nānyaḥ kaś cid yudhi naraḥ kva cit ||

Palabra por palabra

SánscritoIASTSignificado

नारायणाय मे पित्राnārāyaṇāya me pitrāTo Narayana by my father; To Narayana by my father

प्रणम्य विधिपूर्वकम्praṇamya vidhipūrvakamhaving bowed according to rite; having bowed according to rite

उपहारः पुरा दत्तःupahāraḥ purā dattaḥan offering was once given; an offering was once given

ब्रह्मरूपे उपस्थितेbrahmarūpe upasthitewhen he appeared in the form of a brahmin; when he came in the form of a brahmin

तम् स्वयम् प्रतिगृह्य अथtam svayam pratigṛhya athahaving himself received it, then; having himself received it, then

भगवान् सः वरम् ददौbhagavān saḥ varam dadauthe Bhagavan gave a boon; the Bhagavan granted [him] a boon

वव्रे पिता मे परमम्vavre pitā me paramammy father chose the supreme; my father chose the supreme

अस्त्रम् नारायणम् ततःastram nārāyaṇam tataḥweapon, Narayana, then; weapon, Narayana, then

अथ एनम् अब्रवीत् राजन्atha enam abravīt rājanthen he said to him, O king; then he spoke to him, O king

भगवान् देवसत्तमःbhagavān devasattamaḥthe Bhagavan, best of gods; the Bhagavan, highest of gods

भविता त्वत्समः न अन्यःbhavitā tvatsamaḥ na anyaḥthere will be none else equal to you; there will be no other equal to you

कः चित् युधि नरःkaḥ cit yudhi naraḥno man whatsoever in battle; no man in combat

क्व चित्kva citnowhere; anywhere at all

Traducción

My father, having bowed before Narayana according to rite, once made an offering when he appeared in the form of a brahmin. Receiving it himself, the Bhagavan then granted a boon; my father chose the supreme weapon—Narayana. Then the Bhagavan, best of the gods, said to him, O king: 'There will be no man equal to you in battle, anywhere.'

Comentario

Ashvatthaman recounts the origin of the weapon: Narayana himself, appearing as a brahmin, accepted Drona's offering and granted him the supreme astra. It is telling that the Lord comes in the humble form of a brahmin and accepts a simple offering—the greatest gift is given for purity of devotion, not for outward splendor. The verse teaches that grace descends upon sincere worship; yet the gift of divine power is also a trial—for what is granted for piety may be turned to evil by the free will of the one who receives it.

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