Shloka 3
Brahmavākya
Brahmā’s Pronouncement on Hari-nāma and the Non-punishability of Viṣṇu’s Devotees
एको हि कृष्णस्य कृतः प्रणामो दशाश्वमेधावभृथेन तुल्यः । दशाश्वमेधी पुनरेति जन्म कृष्णप्रणामी न पुनर्भवाय ॥ ३ ॥
eko hi kṛṣṇasya kṛtaḥ praṇāmo daśāśvamedhāvabhṛthena tulyaḥ | daśāśvamedhī punareti janma kṛṣṇapraṇāmī na punarbhavāya || 3 ||
クリシュナにただ一度礼拝して頭を垂れることは、十回のアシュヴァメーダ祭の結願の沐浴（アヴァブリタ）に等しい。だが十回のアシュヴァメーダを行う者は再び生を受け、クリシュナに礼拝する者は再生に戻らない。
Suta (narrating the Narada Purana teaching on Vishnu/Krishna-bhakti)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares the supremacy of Krishna-bhakti: even a simple praṇāma offered with devotion can grant freedom from saṃsāra, surpassing the merit of major Vedic sacrifices.
Bhakti is shown as direct and liberating—personal surrender to Krishna (praṇāma) yields moksha, while ritual merit alone (even ten Aśvamedhas) may still keep one within the cycle of rebirth.
It references śrauta-yajña procedure—especially the avabhṛtha (final ceremonial bath) of the Aśvamedha—highlighting ritual science while emphasizing that devotion is the higher fruit-giver.