Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सर्वपापानि नश्यन्ति जायन्ते सर्वसम्पद: । एकाकी विजयेच्छत्रून्‌ स्मृत्वा फाल्गुनकर्म च,अर्जुनके चरित्रका स्मरण करनेसे सारे पाप नष्ट हो जाते हैं, सब प्रकारकी सम्पदाएँ प्राप्त होती हैं और मनुष्य अकेला या असहाय होनेपर भी शत्रुओंपर विजय प्राप्त कर लेता है। इतना ही नहीं, (अतिवृष्टि आदि) ईतियोंका नाश होता है और प्रियजनोंसे कभी वियोग नहीं होता

Transliteration

sarvapāpāni naśyanti jāyante sarvasampadaḥ | ekākī vijayec chatrūn smṛtvā phālgunakarma ca ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Durch das Gedenken an die Taten Phālgunas (Arjunas) werden alle Sünden vernichtet und jeglicher Wohlstand ersteht. Selbst wenn einer allein steht, kann er über die Feinde den Sieg erringen.“

Word by Word

सर्वपापानिall sins

नश्यन्तिperish/are destroyed

जायन्तेarise/are produced

सर्वसम्पदःall prosperities/wealths

एकाकीalone

विजयेच्छत्रून्enemies to be conquered (conquest-seeking foes)

स्मृत्वाhaving remembered

फाल्गुनकर्मthe deed(s) of Phalguna (Arjuna)

चand

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Phālguna (Arjuna)

enemies (śatravaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a phalaśruti: mindful recollection of Arjuna’s exemplary exploits is said to purify one’s moral burden (pāpa) and generate auspicious outcomes—prosperity and even victory in adversity—highlighting the ethical power attributed to remembering dharmic heroism.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states a benefit-of-hearing/remembering formula connected with Arjuna (Phālguna), asserting that recollection of his deeds brings protection and success; it functions as an auspicious assurance within the Virāṭa-parvan context where Arjuna’s prowess and concealed identity are central.