Shloka 64

Protection of Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

आख्यानं श्लोकमेकं वा गच्छंति विष्णुमंदिरम्

Transliteration

ākhyānaṃ ślokamekaṃ vā gacchaṃti viṣṇumaṃdiram

Translation

សូម្បីតែរឿងកថា (អាខ្យាន) តែមួយ ឬតែស្លោកមួយ ក៏អាចនាំមនុស្សទៅដល់វិស្ណុមន្ទិរ គឺវិស្ណុធាមបាន។

Word by Word

• आख्यानम्: a narrative
• आख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) (of reciting/hearing, understood from context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्लोकम्: a verse
• श्लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) (of reciting/hearing, understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकम्: one/single
• एकम्: Karma (कर्म) (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (श्लोकम्)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• गच्छन्ति: go/attain
• गच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णुमन्दिरम्: Vishnu's temple/abode
• विष्णुमन्दिरम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्लोकमेकं = श्लोकम् + एकम्; गच्छंति = गच्छन्ति (अनुस्वार-लोप/लिप्यन्तर भेद)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the core promise of this verse?

It states a phala-śruti: even engaging with a single sacred verse or narrative connected to Viṣṇu is said to lead one toward Viṣṇu’s abode—emphasizing the power of devotional hearing/recitation.

Does “Viṣṇu-mandiram” mean a physical temple or a spiritual realm?

It can be read both ways: literally as a temple of Viṣṇu, and theologically as Viṣṇu’s divine abode (Vaikuṇṭha). In devotional literature, the phrase often carries the spiritual sense of ultimate refuge.

How does this verse support the path of Bhakti?

By asserting that even minimal devotional contact—one śloka or one sacred account—has transformative merit, it underscores accessibility and grace as central Bhakti themes.