Shloka 11

The Greatness of the Viṣṇu-pañcaka

Five-Day Kārttika Observance

Devanagari script

अर्चयित्वा हृषीकेशमेकादश्यां समाहितः । निष्प्राप्य गोमयं सम्यक्मंत्रवत्समुपासते

Transliteration

arcayitvā hṛṣīkeśamekādaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ | niṣprāpya gomayaṃ samyakmaṃtravatsamupāsate

Translation

Nachdem man am Ekādaśī-Tag Hṛṣīkeśa mit gesammelt konzentriertem Geist verehrt hat, soll man sodann ordnungsgemäß Kuhdung beschaffen und gemäß den vorgeschriebenen Mantras die Verehrung gebührend vollziehen.

Word by Word

• arcayitvā: having worshipped
• arcayitvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकाले—पूजयित्वा

• hṛṣīkeśam: Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• hṛṣīkeśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हृषीकाणाम् ईशः)

• ekādaśyām: on Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धा धातु) → samāhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) अर्थः—एकाग्रः/समाहितचित्तः

• niṣprāpya: having obtained
• niṣprāpya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√prāp (प्राप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/क्त्वान्त), अर्थः—प्राप्य/लभित्वा (निस्-उपसर्गेण)

• gomayam: cow-dung
• gomayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोः मयम्)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• mantra-vat: with mantras
• mantra-vat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (वत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverbial), अर्थः—मन्त्रयुक्तम्/मन्त्रपूर्वकम्

• samupāsate: they worship/attend upon
• samupāsate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√ās (आस् धातु; उपासने)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative injunction within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: हृषीकेशमेकादश्यां = हृषीकेशम् + एकादश्याम्; सम्यक्मंत्रवत्समुपासते = सम्यक् + मन्त्रवत् + समुपासते.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• Ekādaśī

FAQs

Why is Ekādaśī emphasized in this verse?

Ekādaśī is presented as a focused day of Vaiṣṇava observance, suited for concentrated worship of Viṣṇu (Hṛṣīkeśa) and disciplined ritual practice.

What role does ‘gomaya’ (cow-dung) play in the described practice?

Gomaya is traditionally used as a purifier in ritual contexts; the verse indicates obtaining it properly and using it as part of the prescribed worship procedure.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed here?

The verse underscores attentive devotion (samāhita—concentration) and disciplined adherence to sacred procedure (mantravat—according to mantra), combining inner focus with correct practice.