Shloka 10

Yamavākya

The Words of Yama

Devanagari script

भयाद्यस्य जगन्नाथ पृथिवी सागरांबरा । न भुंक्ते वासरे विष्णोः सर्वपापप्रणाशने ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

bhayādyasya jagannātha pṛthivī sāgarāṃbarā | na bhuṃkte vāsare viṣṇoḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśane || 10 ||

Translation

হে জগন্নাথ! যাঁর ভয়ে সাগরবস্ত্রা পৃথিবী বিষ্ণুর সেই দিবসে—যে সর্বপাপ বিনাশক—ভোজন করে না।

Word by Word

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

• पृथिवी: the earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सागर-अम्बरा: having the ocean as its garment (ocean-girt)
• सागर-अम्बरा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सागर + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Bahuvrīhi adjective qualifying पृथिवी

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• भुङ्क्ते: eats/consumes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वासरे: on the day
• वासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशने: in/ on (the day) that destroys all sins
• सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशने: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular used adjectivally (epithet of वासर)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a dialogue framed around Vishnu-vrata/fasting observance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Hari-vāsara (Viṣṇu’s sacred day; likely Ekādaśī-type observance in vrata discourse, but not explicitly named here)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"Awe-tinged devotion: cosmic fear/reverence culminates in the purifying sanctity of Viṣṇu’s day."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Jagannatha
• Prithivi

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It glorifies a Viṣṇu-sacred fasting/observance day as “sarva-pāpa-praṇāśana,” emphasizing that reverence for Viṣṇu’s ordinance is so absolute that even cosmic order is poetically shown as submitting to it.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is expressed through disciplined observance—honoring Viṣṇu’s day with restraint (upavāsa/niyama). The verse frames devotion not only as emotion but as faithful practice that purifies sin and aligns one with divine order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied through the rule of abstaining from food on a Viṣṇu-designated day; it points to vrata-vidhi (vow procedure) rather than grammar or astrology in this specific line.