Shloka 3

The Greatness of Worshiping Rādhā and Dāmodara

Kārttika Observances and Their Fruit

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वामिषादिकं ब्रह्मन्पतिसेवापरायणा । सा याति श्रीहरेः स्थानं गोलोकाख्यं सुदुर्ल्लभम्

Transliteration

tyaktvāmiṣādikaṃ brahmanpatisevāparāyaṇā | sā yāti śrīhareḥ sthānaṃ golokākhyaṃ sudurllabham

Translation

おお婆羅門よ、肉食などを捨て、夫への奉仕にひたすら身を捧げる女は、至聖シュリー・ハリの住処、ゴーロカと呼ばれる、得難き境地へと至る。

Word by Word

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• अमिषादिकं: meat and the like
• अमिषादिकं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमिष-आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (संबोधनरूप), सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• पतिसेवापरायणा: devoted to service of (her) husband
• पतिसेवापरायणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति-सेवा-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• श्रीहरेः: of Śrī Hari
• श्रीहरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• स्थानं: abode
• स्थानं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गोलोकाख्यं: called Goloka
• गोलोकाख्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोलोक-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg.)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very difficult to attain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg.)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator/speaker addressing a Brahmin (brahman)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मन्पतिसेवापरायणा → ब्रह्मन् पतिसेवापरायणा.

Characters & Entities

• Sri Hari (Vishnu)
• Goloka

FAQs

What spiritual goal is promised in this verse?

The verse states that one attains Śrī Hari’s abode, specifically Goloka, described as extremely difficult to reach.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti and dharma?

It links devotional discipline—renouncing meat and living in dedicated service (here framed as service to one’s husband)—with attaining Viṣṇu’s supreme abode.

What ethical lesson is highlighted?

Self-restraint (especially giving up meat/impure indulgences) and steadfast commitment to one’s dharmic duties are presented as spiritually elevating.