Shloka 34

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि अभुक्त्वैव जना द्विज । समुपोष्य दिनं विष्णोः प्रयांति हरिमंदिरम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

brahmahatyādipāpāni abhuktvaiva janā dvija | samupoṣya dinaṃ viṣṇoḥ prayāṃti harimaṃdiram || 34 ||

Translation

Wahai dwija, tanpa harus menanggung buah dosa seperti brahmahatyā, orang-orang yang berpuasa penuh sehari demi Viṣṇu akan mencapai mandir suci Hari, yakni kediaman-Nya.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्महत्या-आदि-पापानि: sins such as brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्या-आदि-पापानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘sins beginning with brahmahatyā’

• अभुक्त्वा: without undergoing (them)
• अभुक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ-भुक्त्वा (कृदन्त; √भुज्)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘without experiencing/undergoing’

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; Subject

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• समुपोष्य: having fasted
• समुपोष्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उपोष्य (कृदन्त; √उपवस्/उपोष्)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having fasted completely’

• दिनम्: for a day; the day
• दिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object of ‘fasting’

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; Genitive ‘of Viṣṇu’

• प्रयान्ति: they go; they attain
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु; √या)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरि-मन्दिरम्: Hari’s temple (abode)
• हरि-मन्दिरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘Hari’s temple/abode’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada as ‘dvija’)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī (Viṣṇu-upavāsa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that sincere Viṣṇu-centered upavāsa (fasting) has the power to destroy even grave karmic impurities, leading the devotee toward Hari’s transcendent abode.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is expressed through a concrete vrata: fasting “for Viṣṇu.” The verse emphasizes that devotion-backed discipline, not mere punishment, becomes the means to purification and divine attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice) is implied: observing upavāsa properly for a prescribed duration (one day) with Viṣṇu as the intended deity (saṅkalpa and niyama).