Shloka 19

Yamavākya

The Words of Yama

Devanagari script

कथं तस्या जगन्नाथ पक्षो याति परं पदम् । जामातुः पुण्यमाहात्म्यत्तेन मे शिरसो रुजा ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

kathaṃ tasyā jagannātha pakṣo yāti paraṃ padam | jāmātuḥ puṇyamāhātmyattena me śiraso rujā || 19 ||

Translation

হে জগন্নাথ, তার পক্ষ কীভাবে পরম পদ লাভ করে? জামাতার পুণ্য-মাহাত্ম্য থেকেই আমার এই শিরঃপীড়া জন্মেছে॥১৯॥

Word by Word

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Avyaya (अव्यय/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular)

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• पक्षः: side/party
• पक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• परम्: supreme/highest
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (singular)

• जामातुः: of the son-in-law
• जामातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular)

• पुण्य-माहात्म्यात्: from the holy greatness/merit-glory
• पुण्य-माहात्म्यात्: Apadana (अपादान/Reason-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पुण्यं माहात्म्यम्)

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument; 'thereby')
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (singular)

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप (enclitic)

• शिरसः: of (my) head
• शिरसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular)

• रुजा: pain/ache
• रुजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; 'pain is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुज्/रुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narada (questioning within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Jagannatha (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

The verse links liberation (parama pada) with the force of accumulated merit (puṇya-māhātmya), showing how karmic potency can shape extraordinary outcomes in a tirtha/mahatmya narrative.

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

By addressing Jagannātha (Vishnu) directly, the verse frames the question within a devotional relationship, implying that understanding merit and liberation is sought through surrender and inquiry before the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) instruction appears; the practical takeaway is ethical—puṇya (merit through dharmic acts/vrata/tirtha-seva) is presented as spiritually efficacious in mahatmya contexts.