Shloka 2

The Glory of the Divine Name and the Doctrine of Name-Offenses

Nāma-aparādha

Devanagari script

विष्णुसान्निध्यदं चैव चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम् । यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या चांते याति हरेर्गृहम्

Transliteration

viṣṇusānnidhyadaṃ caiva caturvargaphalapradam | yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā cāṃte yāti harergṛham

Translation

それはヴィシュヌの御許への近接を授け、人生の四つの目的の果報を与える。信心をもってこれを聴く者は、ついにはハリの御住処へ至る。

Word by Word

• viṣṇu-sānnidhya-dam: granting Viṣṇu’s proximity
• viṣṇu-sānnidhya-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + sānnidhya (प्रातिपदिक) + da (√dā/√do?; ‘दम्’ as ‘द’ from √dā ‘to give’ in adjectival formation)
• Form: तत्पुरुष ‘विष्णोः सान्निध्यं ददाति इति’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to the recitation/thing praised)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, certainly
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• catur-varga-phala-pradam: bestowing the fruits of the four aims of life
• catur-varga-phala-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (√dā धातु; ‘प्रद’ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष ‘चतुर्वर्गस्य फलम् प्रददाति’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• śṛṇoti: hears, listens
• śṛṇoti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु) धातु; तिङन्त
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; साधन/भाव

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• yāti: goes, attains
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या) धातु; तिङन्त
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• hareḥ: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• gṛham: home, abode
• gṛham: Karma (कर्म/Goal-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṣṇusānnidhyadaṃ → viṣṇu-sānnidhya-dam; caturvargaphalapradam → catur-varga-phala-pradam; cāṃte → ca ante; harergṛham → hareḥ gṛham.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hari

FAQs

What practice is praised in this verse as spiritually effective?

Śravaṇa—devotional hearing of the sacred account/teaching—is praised as granting Viṣṇu’s proximity and culminating in reaching Hari’s abode.

What are the “four aims of life” (caturvarga) referenced here?

They are the four puruṣārthas: dharma (righteous duty), artha (material well-being), kāma (legitimate desire/pleasure), and mokṣa (liberation).

What ethical or devotional lesson does this verse teach?

It teaches that sincere devotion expressed through attentive listening to sacred teachings is a direct and powerful means to both worldly well-being (rightly ordered) and the highest spiritual goal.