श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
कर्दमो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः सहस्राणि समा दश ।
सरस्वत्यां तपस्तेपे साक्षात्कर्तुं जनार्दनम् ॥
The Sadguru said:
Kardama, the son of Brahmā, performed penance on the banks of the Sarasvatī for ten thousand years to have a direct vision of Janārdana.
śrīsadgururuvāca
kardamo brahmaṇaḥ putraḥ sahasrāṇi samā daśa |
sarasvatyāṃ tapastepe sākṣātkartuṃ janārdanam
कर्दमः · kardamaḥ — Kardama (the sage)
ब्रह्मणः · brahmaṇaḥ — of Brahma
पुत्रः · putraḥ — son
सहस्राणि · sahasrāṇi — thousands
समाः · samāḥ — years
दश · daśa — ten
सरस्वत्याम् · sarasvatyām — on the Sarasvati river bank
तपः · tapaḥ — penance
तेपे · tepe — performed
साक्षात्कर्तुम् · sākṣātkartum — to see directly
जनार्दनम् · janārdanam — Lord Janardana
ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः कर्दमाः जनार्दनं साक्षात्कर्तुं सरस्वत्यां दश सहस्राणि समाः तपः तेपे।
Kardama (the sage) · of Brahma · son · thousands · years · ten · on the Sarasvati river bank · penance · performed · to see directly · Lord Janardana
This verse introduces the protagonist Kardama and establishes the foundational context of the narrative, highlighting the necessity of intense penance to attain the vision of the Lord.