Shloka 41

The Greatness of the Kāliṇdī (Yamunā): Merit of Bathing, Charity, and Faith

Devanagari script

सर्वेऽधिकारिणो ह्यत्र विष्णुभक्तौ तथा नृप । सर्वेषां सर्वदा देवी यमुना पापनाशिका

Transliteration

sarve'dhikāriṇo hyatra viṣṇubhaktau tathā nṛpa | sarveṣāṃ sarvadā devī yamunā pāpanāśikā

Translation

Ô Roi, ici tous sont véritablement qualifiés pour la dévotion à Viṣṇu ; et pour tous, en tout temps, la Déesse Yamunā est celle qui détruit les péchés.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम-शब्दः (pronominal adjective used substantively)

• अधिकारिणः: eligible/qualified
• अधिकारिणः: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• विष्णुभक्तौ: in devotion to Viṣṇu
• विष्णुभक्तौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain: 'in devotion to Viṣṇu')
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'विष्णोः भक्तिः'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Generic), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: काल (Kāla/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यमुना: Yamunā
• यमुना: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); देवी-यमुना इति समानाधिकरणम्

• पापनाशिका: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशिका: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'पापस्य नाशिका'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोगः (देवी/यमुना-विशेषणम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (addressing a king: nṛpa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वे + अधिकारिणः → सर्वेऽधिकारिणः; हि + अत्र → ह्यत्र.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Yamuna

FAQs

What does this verse say about who is eligible for devotion to Vishnu?

It states that all people are qualified (adhikāriṇaḥ) for viṣṇu-bhakti in this context, emphasizing the openness of devotion.

Why is Yamuna called pāpanāśikā (destroyer of sins) here?

The verse praises Yamunā as a divine tirtha whose association is believed to remove sins for everyone at all times.

What ethical or devotional lesson is emphasized?

The verse highlights inclusive bhakti—devotion is accessible to all—and encourages reverence for sacred places associated with divine grace.