Shloka 24

Yamavākya

The Words of Yama

Devanagari script

तादृशीं न गतिं याति यादृशीं वैष्णवव्रती । गतिं मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ सत्यमेतदुदीरितम् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

tādṛśīṃ na gatiṃ yāti yādṛśīṃ vaiṣṇavavratī | gatiṃ matimatāṃ śreṣṭha satyametadudīritam || 24 ||

Translation

おお賢者の中の最勝よ、ヴァイシュナヴァの誓戒を守る者が得る境地に等しい行き先を、他の誰も得ることはない。これは真実として宣言された。

Word by Word

• tādṛśīm: such (that kind of)
• tādṛśīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tādṛśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘gatiṃ’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• gatim: state, goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yādṛśīm: as (the kind which)
• yādṛśīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण of implied ‘gatiṃ’ in relative clause

• vaiṣṇava-vratī: a Vaiṣṇava vow-observer
• vaiṣṇava-vratī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha): ‘वैष्णवं व्रतं यस्य/वैष्णवे व्रते व्रती’ (observer of Vaiṣṇava vow); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• gatim: state, goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• matimatām: of the wise
• matimatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘of the intelligent/wise’

• śreṣṭha: O best (one)
• śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karta (कर्ता/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय (predicative)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता/predicate support)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• udīritam: has been declared
• udīritam: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√īr (धातु) + īrita (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘has been declared/uttered’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Vaiṣṇava-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It asserts the unmatched spiritual “gati” (final state/attainment) of a person devoted to Vaiṣṇava vows—placing disciplined devotion to Viṣṇu above ordinary religious merit.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but vow-based living (vrata): sustained commitment to Viṣṇu through observances that purify conduct and direct the devotee toward the highest spiritual destination.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vrata-dharma (ritual discipline and observance). While it does not cite a specific Vedāṅga, it aligns with kalpa (ritual procedure) in how vows are undertaken and maintained.