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Shloka 26

The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī

हरिदिनमिह मर्त्यो यः करोत्यादरेण नरवर स तु कुक्षिं मातुराप्नोति नैव । बहुवृजिनसमेतोऽकामतः कामतो वा व्रजति पदमनंतं लोकनाथस्य विष्णोः ॥ २६ ॥

haridinamiha martyo yaḥ karotyādareṇa naravara sa tu kukṣiṃ māturāpnoti naiva | bahuvṛjinasameto'kāmataḥ kāmato vā vrajati padamanaṃtaṃ lokanāthasya viṣṇoḥ || 26 ||

おお人の中の最勝者よ、この世において敬虔にハリの日を行ずる者は、再び母の胎に入ることがない。多くの罪を—不本意にせよ故意にせよ—負っていても、世の主ヴィシュヌの無尽の住処(パダ)に至る。

hari-dinamHari's day (fast-day)
hari-dinam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana
ihahere (in this world)
iha:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; deśa-avyaya (locative adverb)
martyaḥa mortal
martyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmartya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; relative pronoun referring to martyaḥ
karotidoes / observes
karoti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa Ekavacana
ādareṇawith reverence
ādareṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootādara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Ekavacana; manner-instrument
nara-varaO best of men
nara-vara:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Sambodhana Ekavacana
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana
tubut / indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; contrastive particle (विरोध/विशेष)
kukṣimwomb
kukṣim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkukṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana
mātuḥof (his) mother
mātuḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana
āpnotiattains / reaches
āpnoti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√āp (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa Ekavacana
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; negation particle (निषेध)
evaat all / indeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphasis particle (अवधारण)
bahu-vṛjina-sametaḥeven if accompanied by many sins
bahu-vṛjina-sametaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootbahu (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛjina (प्रातिपदिक) + sameta (कृदन्त, क्त from sam-√i)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; qualifies saḥ; 'accompanied by much sin'
akāmataḥunwillingly
akāmataḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roota-kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-तद्धित)
FormAvyaya; adverb formed with tasil (तसिल्) meaning 'from/through' → 'unwillingly'
kāmataḥwillingly
kāmataḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkāma (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-तद्धित)
FormAvyaya; tasil-derivative adverb
or
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; option particle
vrajatigoes
vrajati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vraj (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa Ekavacana
padamabode / state
padam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpada (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana
anantamendless / infinite
anantam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootananta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; qualifies padam
loka-nāthasyaof the Lord of the world
loka-nāthasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana
viṣṇoḥof Viṣṇu
viṣṇoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata: Hari-dina (in context: Dvādaśī/Hari-related observance)

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

V
Vishnu
H
Hari

FAQs

It declares that sincere observance of a day sacred to Hari grants liberation from rebirth and leads to Vishnu’s endless abode, overriding even a heavy load of sins.

Bhakti is shown as reverent, consistent sacred observance (“ādareṇa” of Hari-days) that culminates in Vishnu’s grace—deliverance from samsara and attainment of His supreme state.

It primarily reflects Kalpa/vrata-prayoga (ritual discipline and vow-observance) rather than technical Vedanga sciences like Vyakarana or Jyotisha—emphasizing correct devotional practice and sacred calendrical observances.