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Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अद्य प्रभृति देवेशोयैर्नरैः संस्मृतो हरिः । उपोषितः स्तुत्वोपि न नियम्या मया हि ते ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

adya prabhṛti deveśoyairnaraiḥ saṃsmṛto hariḥ | upoṣitaḥ stutvopi na niyamyā mayā hi te || 5 ||

Translation

Von heute an, o Herr der Götter, können jene Menschen, die Hari gedenken — die gefastet und Lobpreis dargebracht haben — wahrlich nicht von mir aufgehalten werden.

Word by Word
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (time adverb)
प्रभृतिfrom; since
प्रभृति:
Apadana (अपादान/Starting point)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रभृति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; आरम्भार्थक (from/since)
देवेशःthe Lord of gods
देवेशः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
यैःby whom; by which (men)
यैः:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
नरैःby men
नरैः:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
संस्मृतःremembered
संस्मृतः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying हरिः)
हरिःHari (Vishnu)
हरिः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
उपोषितःfasted
उपोषितः:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
TypeAdjective
Rootउप-वास् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (context: 'fasted' as an observance)
स्तुत्वाhaving praised
स्तुत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
अपिalso; even
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)
नnot
न:
Nishedha (निषेध/Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
नियम्याःto be restrained; controllable
नियम्याः:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-यम् (धातु) + यत्/ण्यत् (कृदन्त; gerundive)
Formतव्यत्/ण्यत्-अर्थे विधेय (gerundive: 'to be restrained/controlled'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (agreeing with implied 'ते नराः')
मयाby me
मया:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
हिindeed; for
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)
तेthose; they
ते:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject; implied men)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (or द्वितीया बहुवचन by context); here: प्रथमा बहुवचन with implied 'नराः'
Speaker

Unspecified (a divine or authoritative voice acknowledging the power of Hari-smaraṇa and vrata)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none (fasting on Hari-related observance implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
H
Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

It declares that remembrance of Hari, combined with fasting (upavāsa) and praise (stuti), grants a spiritual protection so strong that obstructive forces cannot bind the devotee.

Bhakti is shown as practical and embodied: smaraṇa (remembrance) supported by vrata-like discipline (fasting) and stotra (praise), making devotion not merely emotional but transformative and protective.

Ritual discipline (vrata/upavāsa) and stuti-recitation are implied; while not a direct Vedāṅga lesson, it aligns with kalpa-style practice (procedural dharma) used in Purāṇic ritual observance.

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