Shloka 19

Devanagari script

संमार्जितानि लेख्यानि पूर्वकर्मोद्भवानि च । गच्छंति वैष्णवं लोकं स्वधर्मैर्मानवाः क्षणात् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

saṃmārjitāni lekhyāni pūrvakarmodbhavāni ca | gacchaṃti vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ svadharmairmānavāḥ kṣaṇāt || 19 ||

Translation

過去の業より生じた行為の記録が拭い清められるとき、人は各々のスヴァダルマを守ることにより、瞬時にヴァイシュナヴァの世界へ赴く。

Word by Word

• संमार्जितानि: cleansed, wiped off
• संमार्जितानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-मार्जित (कृदन्त; √मृज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agrees with लेख्यानि

• लेख्यानि: records, written accounts
• लेख्यानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘records/writings’

• पूर्वकर्मोद्भवानि: arisen from previous actions
• पूर्वकर्मोद्भवानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + कर्म + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘पूर्वकर्मणः उद्भव’ (arising from former deeds)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गच्छन्ति: go
• गच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वैष्णवम्: Vishnu’s, Vaishnava
• वैष्णवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with लोकम्

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वधर्मैः: by their own duties
• स्वधर्मैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य धर्मः’

• मानवाः: humans, men
• मानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• क्षणात्: in an instant, immediately
• क्षणात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ablative of time

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation is linked to karmic purification: when the burden and “account” of past deeds is cleared, steadfast svadharma becomes the immediate cause for attaining Viṣṇu’s realm.

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

By pointing to the “Vaiṣṇava world” as the goal, it frames right living (svadharma) as aligned with devotion to Viṣṇu—suggesting that dharma practiced in a Vaiṣṇava spirit purifies karma and culminates in divine attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes dharma-śāstra application (right conduct according to one’s role and stage of life) rather than a specific Vedāṅga technique; its practical takeaway is disciplined svadharma as a method of karmic cleansing.