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Shloka 127

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णु लोकं च गच्छति । सकृद्दृष्टवा तु तं देवं भक्त्या सिंहवपुर्द्धरम् ॥ १२७ ॥

vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇu lokaṃ ca gacchati | sakṛddṛṣṭavā tu taṃ devaṃ bhaktyā siṃhavapurddharam || 127 ||

Von allen Sünden befreit, gelangt er in die Welt Viṣṇus. Wahrlich, wer jenen Gott, der die Gestalt eines Löwen trägt, auch nur einmal in Bhakti schaut, erlangt dieses Ergebnis.

विमुक्तःfreed
विमुक्तः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-√मुच् (धातु) → विमुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
सर्वपापेभ्यःfrom all sins
सर्वपापेभ्यः:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि)
विष्णुof Viṣṇu
विष्णु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (विष्णोः इत्यर्थे; पद्ये प्रायः रूप-लाघवात्)
लोकम्world/realm
लोकम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
गच्छतिgoes
गच्छति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
सकृत्once
सकृत्:
Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकृत् (अव्यय)
Formपरिमाण/आवृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb: once)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अन्वय-निपात (particle: but/indeed)
तम्that (him)
तम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
देवम्god
देवम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
सिंहवपुःधरम्bearing a lion-form
सिंहवपुःधरम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसिंह + वपुस् + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिंहस्य वपुः धरति इति)

Narada

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

V
Vishnu
N
Narasimha

FAQs

It declares the fruit of sincere devotion: even a single, faith-filled vision of Lord Viṣṇu in His Narasiṃha form destroys sins and leads the devotee to Viṣṇu-loka.

Bhakti is shown as the decisive factor—darśana (seeing the deity) becomes spiritually transformative when accompanied by devotion, not merely as a physical act.

No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the bhakti-centered principle of darśana-phala (the spiritual result of sacred viewing).