Shloka 3
The Glory of Plastering/Smearing (and Maintaining) Hari’s Temple
व्यास उवाच । श्रीकृष्णमंदिरे यो वै लेपनं कुरुते नरः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः श्रांतो याति हरेर्गृहम्
vyāsa uvāca | śrīkṛṣṇamaṃdire yo vai lepanaṃ kurute naraḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śrāṃto yāti harergṛham
ব্যাস বলিলেন—যে ব্যক্তি শ্রীকৃষ্ণ-মন্দিরে লেপন (পলেস্তারা) করে, সে সর্বপাপমুক্ত হয়; জীবনের শ্রমশেষে সে হরির ধামে গমন করে।
Vyāsa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: व्यास उवाच→व्यासः उवाच; श्रीकृष्णमंदिरे→श्रीकृष्ण-मन्दिरे (समास); हरेर्गृहम्→हरेः गृहम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि)।
FAQs
The verse praises temple-service (seva), specifically lepana—plastering/maintaining the Śrī Kṛṣṇa temple as an act of devotion.
It presents a simple, practical service to Kṛṣṇa’s temple as spiritually transformative, linking devotion expressed through service with purification and the attainment of Hari’s abode.
It teaches reverence for sacred spaces and the value of humble, hands-on service, portraying care for a temple as a meritorious act that supports inner purification.