Shloka 40

Devanagari script

यावच्च पुण्या लोकेषु त्वयि कीर्तिर्भविष्यति,“तीनों लोकोंमें जबतक तुम्हारी पुण्यकीर्ति रहेगी, तबतक त्रिभुवनमें तुम प्रधान बने रहोगे। जनार्दन! तुम सब लोगोंके परम प्रिय होओगे

Transliteration

yāvac ca puṇyā lokeṣu tvayi kīrtir bhaviṣyati,

Translation

Vāyu sprach: „Solange dein gerechter Ruhm unter den Welten währt, so lange wirst du der Vorderste in den drei Bereichen bleiben. O Janārdana, du wirst allen Wesen überaus lieb sein.“

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्
• Form: correlative adverb (yāvat–tāvat construction)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: conjunction

• पुण्या: virtuous, meritorious
• पुण्या: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• त्वयि: in you / with respect to you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: locative, singular

• कीर्तिः: fame, renown
• कीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• भविष्यति: will be / will exist
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: simple future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• the three worlds (tribhuvana)
• the worlds (lokāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Enduring moral fame (kīrti grounded in puṇya) is presented as the basis of true supremacy: as long as one’s virtuous reputation remains alive in the worlds, one is regarded as foremost and beloved. The verse links ethical conduct to lasting honor and influence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), offering a benediction-like praise: Kṛṣṇa’s virtuous renown will persist across the worlds, ensuring his preeminence in the three realms and making him dear to all beings.