Shloka 103

Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance

Devanagari script

वैष्णवो यद्गृहे भुंक्ते येषां वैष्णवसंगतिः । तेऽपि वः परिवार्याः स्युस्तत्संगहतकिल्बिषाः

Transliteration

vaiṣṇavo yadgṛhe bhuṃkte yeṣāṃ vaiṣṇavasaṃgatiḥ | te'pi vaḥ parivāryāḥ syustatsaṃgahatakilbiṣāḥ

Translation

Diejenigen, in deren Haus ein Vaiṣṇava speist, und diejenigen, die die Gemeinschaft der Vaiṣṇavas pflegen, auch sie sollen eurer Fürsorge würdig gelten, denn durch diese Nähe werden ihre Sünden getilgt.

Word by Word

• वैष्णवः: a Vaiṣṇava devotee
• वैष्णवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्-गृहे: in whose house
• यत्-गृहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष (genitive/relative determinative: 'in whose house')

• भुङ्क्ते: eats
• भुङ्क्ते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वैष्णव-सङ्गतिः: association with Vaiṣṇavas
• वैष्णव-सङ्गतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject) (of implied 'is/exists')
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'association of Vaiṣṇavas')

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / सर्वनाम (Pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• वः: your
• वः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural); (also possible दative in Vedic, but here genitive 'your')

• परिवार्याः: worthy of being attended/served
• परिवार्याः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parivārya (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival) = 'to be served/attended/respected'

• स्युः: would be / should be
• स्युः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• तत्-सङ्ग-हत-किल्बिषाः: with sins destroyed by that association
• तत्-सङ्ग-हत-किल्बिषाः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + hata (कृदन्त; √han) + kilbiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): 'whose sins are destroyed by that association'

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यद्गृहे→यत्-गृहे; तेऽपि→ते अपि; स्युस्तत्संगहतकिल्बिषाः→स्युः तत्-सङ्ग-हत-किल्बिषाः

Characters & Entities

• Vaiṣṇava
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It teaches that association with Vaiṣṇavas is purifying, and even those who host or keep company with a Vaiṣṇava become worthy of respect and protection because that contact destroys sinful impurity.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It highlights satsaṅga (holy company) as a practical means to spiritual upliftment—Bhakti grows through honoring devotees, serving them, and valuing the sanctifying power of their presence.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

Treat devotees and those connected to them with care and regard; hospitality and respectful association are presented as morally and spiritually transformative.