Shloka 6

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

Devanagari script

पुण्यश्लोको नलो राजा पुण्यश्लोको जनार्दनः । पुण्यश्लोका च वैदेही पुण्यश्लोको युधिष्ठिरः

Transliteration

puṇyaśloko nalo rājā puṇyaśloko janārdanaḥ | puṇyaślokā ca vaidehī puṇyaśloko yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

الملك نالا مشهودٌ له بالمجد المقدّس؛ وجَناردَنا (فيشنو) مشهودٌ له بالمجد المقدّس. وفايدِهي (سيتا) كذلك مشهودةٌ لها بالمجد المقدّس؛ ويودهيشثيرا مشهودٌ له بالمجد المقدّس.

Word by Word

• पुण्यश्लोकः: of holy/famed praise; renowned
• पुण्यश्लोकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक; पुण्य + श्लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (epithet)

• नलः: Nala
• नलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक (proper noun)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Apposition (समाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुण्यश्लोकः: renowned, of sacred fame
• पुण्यश्लोकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक; पुण्य + श्लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णुनाम (name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• पुण्यश्लोका: renowned, of sacred fame (fem.)
• पुण्यश्लोका: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक; पुण्य + श्लोक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वैदेही: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सीतानाम (name of Sītā)

• पुण्यश्लोकः: renowned, of sacred fame
• पुण्यश्लोकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक; पुण्य + श्लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler voice (speaker not explicit in the given shloka excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi beyond standard visarga forms; each pāda is a nominal sentence with implied 'asti'.

Characters & Entities

• Nala
• Janārdana (Vishnu)
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What does the epithet “puṇyaśloka” mean in this verse?

“Puṇyaśloka” means “one whose fame is meritorious and praised in sacred verses,” indicating renown grounded in dharma and remembered in religious tradition.

Why are Nala, Janārdana, Vaidehī, and Yudhiṣṭhira grouped together here?

They exemplify revered models of virtue and devotion across major narrative traditions—Nala (steadfastness), Janārdana (divinity and refuge), Vaidehī/Sītā (purity and fidelity), and Yudhiṣṭhira (truth and righteousness).

What ethical lesson does this shloka emphasize?

It highlights that enduring “holy fame” arises from dharmic conduct and devotion, not merely power—virtue becomes what is remembered and celebrated.