Shloka 178
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
नंदंति बांधवा मेद्य त्वत्प्रसादाज्जनार्दन । इदानीं च प्रसिद्धा मे सर्वे चैव मनोरथाः
naṃdaṃti bāṃdhavā medya tvatprasādājjanārdana | idānīṃ ca prasiddhā me sarve caiva manorathāḥ
আজি মোৰ আত্মীয়সকল আনন্দিত, হে জনাৰ্দন, তোমাৰ কৃপাৰ বলত; আৰু এতিয়া মোৰ সকলো মনোৰথ নিশ্চয় পূৰ্ণ হ’ল।
Unspecified devotee addressing Janārdana (Vishnu) within the Adhyaya’s narrative context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्वत्प्रसादाज्जनार्दन = त्वत्-प्रसादात् जनार्दन (त् + ज → ज्ज). चैव = च एव. Note: IAST 'medya' corresponds to Devanagari 'मेऽद्य' i.e., मे + अद्य (ऽ elision).
FAQs
It centers on gratitude for divine grace (tvatprasāda) and the resulting joy of one’s family and fulfillment of one’s aims.
It models devotion through direct address to Vishnu (Janārdana) and attributes success not to personal power but to the Lord’s favor.
It encourages humility and thankfulness—recognizing blessings as grace, and valuing the welfare and happiness of one’s relatives and community.