Shloka 7

The Greatness of the Hymn to Tulasī

Devanagari script

धन्यास्ते मानवा लोके यद्गृहे विद्यते कलौ । सालग्रामशिलार्थं तु तुलसी प्रत्यहं क्षितौ

Transliteration

dhanyāste mānavā loke yadgṛhe vidyate kalau | sālagrāmaśilārthaṃ tu tulasī pratyahaṃ kṣitau

Translation

このカリの時代にあって、世に祝福されし人々とは、家の中に毎日、地に置かれたシャーラグラーマ石の礼拝のためのトゥラシーを備える者たちである。

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• ते: those (people)
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मानवाः: humans
• मानवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यत्-गृहे: in whose house
• यत्-गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): ‘यस्य गृहे’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग ‘गृह’; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/अस्त्यर्थे (exists)

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘कलियुगे’

• सालग्राम-शिला-अर्थम्: for the sake of the Śālagrāma stone
• सालग्राम-शिला-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सालग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (purpose): ‘सालग्रामशिलायाः अर्थम्’; पुंलिङ्ग ‘अर्थ’; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तुलसी: Tulasī
• तुलसी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रत्यहम्: daily
• प्रत्यहम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘प्रति अहः’ = every day

• क्षितौ: on the earth/ground
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (contextual speaker not determinable from a single verse alone).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: धन्यास्ते → धन्याः + ते; यद्गृहे → यत्-गृहे; सालग्रामशिलार्थं → सालग्राम-शिला-अर्थम्; प्रत्यहं → प्रति + अहम् (अव्ययीभाव, ‘प्रति अहः’).

Characters & Entities

• Kali (Kali-yuga)
• Śālagrāma-śilā
• Tulasī

FAQs

What does this verse teach about devotional practice in Kali-yuga?

It praises simple, accessible bhakti: keeping tulasī and offering it daily for Śālagrāma worship is presented as a mark of spiritual blessedness in Kali-yuga.

Who or what is the Śālagrāma-śilā mentioned here?

Śālagrāma-śilā is a sacred stone revered in Vaiṣṇava traditions as a natural emblem of Lord Viṣṇu, commonly worshiped in homes and temples.

What ethical or household lesson is implied by this verse?

It elevates daily consistency and reverence in the home—maintaining purity, devotion, and a regular offering practice—over displays of wealth or complexity in ritual.