Shloka 12

Viṣṇu as the Embodied Purāṇas and the Merit of Hearing the Svarga-khaṇḍa

Devanagari script

आदिस्वर्गमिदं श्रुत्वा तत्फलं लभते नरः । माघेमासे प्रयागे तु स्नात्वा प्रतिदिनं नरः

Transliteration

ādisvargamidaṃ śrutvā tatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ | māghemāse prayāge tu snātvā pratidinaṃ naraḥ

Translation

এই আদিস্বৰ্গৰ বৰ্ণনা শুনিলে মানুহে সেই ফল লাভ কৰে; যেনেকৈ মাঘ মাহত প্ৰয়াগত প্ৰতিদিন স্নান কৰিলে মহাপুণ্যফল লাভ হয়।

Word by Word

• आदि-स्वर्गम्: the prime/initial heaven (state)
• आदि-स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (आदि = प्रथम/पूर्व, स्वर्ग = heaven)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• तत्-फलम्: its fruit/result
• तत्-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य फलम्)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मास-नाम

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रयागे: at Prayāga
• प्रयागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थान-नाम

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having bathed’

• प्रति-दिनम्: every day
• प्रति-दिनम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial: ‘each day’)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पुनरुक्त-कर्ता)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Svarga-khaṇḍa discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: आदिस्वर्गमिदम् = आदि-स्वर्गम् + इदम्; तत्फलम् = तत्-फलम्; माघेमासे = माघे + मासे; पादान्ते ‘नरः’ पुनरुक्तः (अन्वय-सम्बन्धेन कर्ता).

Characters & Entities

• Prayāga
• Māgha (month)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about the power of hearing sacred narratives (śravaṇa)?

It equates attentive hearing of the sacred account (“this ādi-svarga”) with a highly meritorious pilgrimage practice, implying that śravaṇa itself can confer major spiritual merit.

What does the verse indicate about Prayāga and Māgha-snāna?

It treats daily bathing at Prayāga during the month of Māgha as a benchmark of exceptional religious merit, using it as the comparison for the fruit of hearing the discourse.

What ethical or practical lesson is implied for ordinary devotees?

Even if one cannot undertake demanding vows or travel, one can pursue accessible devotion—listening to sacred teachings with faith and attention—as a meaningful path to puṇya.