Shloka 54
यत्फलं सर्ववेदेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति नरः कृष्णं प्रणम्य च ॥ ५४ ॥
yatphalaṃ sarvavedeṣu sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti naraḥ kṛṣṇaṃ praṇamya ca || 54 ||
El mérito que se obtiene de todos los Vedas y el mérito que se obtiene de todos los sacrificios: ese mismo mérito alcanza el hombre con solo postrarse y rendir homenaje a Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a praise-of-Vishnu/Krishna context typical of Uttara-Bhaga Mahatmya passages)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From sweeping Vedic-yajña merit to a simple, intimate act—praṇāma to Kṛṣṇa—ending in devotional assurance."}
FAQs
It asserts the Purana’s bhakti-centered principle: the highest Vedic merit (veda-phala and yajña-phala) is accessible through sincere devotion—here expressed as humble bowing (praṇāma) to Krishna.
Bhakti is presented as a direct, concentrated means to spiritual merit: instead of relying on extensive ritual performance, reverent surrender to Krishna grants the essence of those results.
The verse contrasts ritual action (yajña, governed by Kalpa/Vedāṅga) with its intended fruit (phala), teaching that devotion can confer the same phala even without elaborate ritual procedure.