Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 46

Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance

Devanagari script

य एतत्पुण्यमाख्यानं विष्णोर्वीर्योपबृंहितम् । कीर्तयेच्छ्रद्धया श्रुत्वा कर्मपाशैर्विमुच्यते ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

ya etat puṇyam ākhyānaṁ viṣṇor vīryopabṛṁhitam kīrtayec chraddhayā śrutvā karma-pāśair vimucyate

Translation

Celui qui, avec foi, écoute et chante ce récit méritoire qui magnifie la puissance de Viṣṇu, est assurément délivré des liens du karma.

Synonyms

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: meritorious/sacred
• पुण्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आख्यानम्: narrative
• आख्यानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वीर्य: prowess/valor
• वीर्य: सम्बन्ध (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• उपबृंहितम्: glorified/enhanced
• उपबृंहितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-√बृंह् (धातु) → उपबृंहित (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (enriched, augmented)

• कीर्तयेत्: should glorify/recite
• कीर्तयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having heard

• कर्मपाशैः: by the bonds of karma
• कर्मपाशैः: अपादान/हेतु (Cause/means of bondage; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मणः पाशाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• विमुच्यते: is freed
• विमुच्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about getting free from karma by hearing and chanting?

This verse states that faithfully hearing and then glorifying a sacred narration filled with Lord Viṣṇu’s heroic deeds releases one from the bonds of karma (karma-pāśa).

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize śraddhā (faith) in hearing and chanting?

Because the verse presents śraddhā as the essential attitude that makes śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (glorification) spiritually potent, leading to freedom from karmic bondage.

How can I apply Bhagavatam 7.10.46 in modern life?

Regularly hear authentic Bhagavatam recitations or study, and share or chant its Viṣṇu-centered teachings with faith; this practice gradually loosens karmic conditioning and strengthens devotion.