Shloka 7

Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

हृदि कृत्वा परं शांतं जितमेव जगत्त्रयम् । कलिकालोरगादंशात्किल्बिषात्कालकूटतः

Transliteration

hṛdi kṛtvā paraṃ śāṃtaṃ jitameva jagattrayam | kalikāloragādaṃśātkilbiṣātkālakūṭataḥ

Translation

إذا أُقيمت الحقيقة العُليا الساكنة في القلب، فقد غُلِبت العوالم الثلاثة حقًّا—ويُعتَق المرء من عضة حيّة عصر كالي، ومن الإثم، ومن السمّ القاتل (كالاكوتا).

Word by Word

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• कृत्वा: having placed/done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having done/placed’

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — adjective to ‘शान्तम्’ (or implied object)

• शान्तम्: peaceful; calm
• शान्तम्: कर्म (Object/complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — object complement with कृत्वा (‘having made/kept [it] calm’)

• जितम्: conquered
• जितम्: विधेय (Predicative state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — with ‘एव’; predicate ‘conquered’

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारणार्थक निपात (restrictive particle)

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव (three worlds); here as object/predicate with ‘जितम्’

• कलि-काल-उरग-दंशात्: from the bite of the serpent of the Kali age
• कलि-काल-उरग-दंशात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + उरग (प्रातिपदिक) + दंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘bite of the serpent of Kali-time’; Ablative singular ‘from’

• किल्बिषात्: from sin
• किल्बिषात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन — Ablative singular

• कालकूटतः: from (the poison) Kālakūṭa
• कालकूटतः: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन — Ablative singular (poison-name)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa 3.61; likely a narrator/teacher continuing the discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Installing the Supreme Peace within the heart grants victory over worldly bondage and Kali’s poisonous sins.

Application: Daily heart-centered remembrance (smaraṇa), breath-paced nāma-japa, and cultivating śānti to neutralize anger, addiction, and despair (the ‘Kali-serpent’).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Within a translucent silhouette of a meditating devotee, a serene, radiant Nārāyaṇa-lotus glows in the heart-space. Around the figure coils a dark serpent labeled ‘Kali,’ its fangs dripping poison that dissolves into light as it nears the heart’s radiance; above, the three worlds appear as small spheres subdued by inner peace.","primary_figures":["meditating devotee","Nārāyaṇa (heart-lotus radiance)","serpent personification of Kali"],"setting":"Symbolic inner landscape: heart-lotus space with cosmic spheres hovering in the background","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight black","electric blue","molten gold","smoky violet","lotus white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central meditating figure with a gold-leaf heart-lotus containing a miniature Nārāyaṇa; ornate aureole; a stylized serpent encircling the border, its poison rendered as dark enamel-like swirls; gem-studded highlights and rich maroon-green textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic allegory—slender meditating figure under a moonlit sky; translucent heart revealing a tiny luminous deity; serpent in soft ink-wash coils; three small world-orbs in the distance; cool palette with delicate brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of serpent and meditating figure; heart-lotus with bright yellow-red glow; stylized cosmic spheres; strong ornamental framing and temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus motif as heart; Krishna-Viṣṇu radiance within; serpentine border transformed into floral-vine as poison becomes devotion; deep indigo ground, gold highlights, intricate lotuses and peacocks as auspicious counterpoints."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse (mridangam soft)","conch shell (brief)","wind hush","silence after ‘kālakūṭa’"]}

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जगत्त्रयम् = जगत् + त्रयम्; कलिकालोरगादंशात् = कलि + काल + उरग + दंशात्; किल्बिषात्कालकूटतः = किल्बिषात् + कालकूटतः.

FAQs

What does it mean to “conquer the three worlds” in this verse?

It indicates inner mastery: by establishing the Supreme Peace in the heart, one transcends fear, temptation, and suffering associated with the three realms (heaven, earth, and the netherworld).

Why is Kali-yuga compared to a serpent’s bite?

The verse uses a moral metaphor: Kali-yuga is portrayed as spiritually dangerous—its influences “bite” through confusion, vice, and decline in dharma—yet inner realization protects one from its harm.

What ethical lesson does this shloka teach?

It teaches that purification and protection from sin are rooted in inner spiritual discipline—placing the Supreme in the heart—rather than external power alone.