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Shloka 8

Brahmavākya

Brahmā’s Pronouncement on Hari-nāma and the Non-punishability of Viṣṇu’s Devotees

लीलया चोच्चरेद्देवं श्रृणुयाच्च जनार्दनम् । गंगांभः पूतपुण्यत्वे स नरः समतां व्रजेत् ॥ ८ ॥

līlayā coccareddevaṃ śrṛṇuyācca janārdanam | gaṃgāṃbhaḥ pūtapuṇyatve sa naraḥ samatāṃ vrajet || 8 ||

ແມ່ນແຕ່ເວົ້າອອກດ້ວຍຄວາມຫຼິ້ນໆ ກໍຕາມ, ຖ້າຜູ້ໃດເອີ້ນນາມພຣະເທວະ ແລະຟັງກຽດຕິຄຸນຂອງ ຈະນາຣະດະນະ (Janārdana), ດ້ວຍອານຸພາບອັນຊຳລະແລະໃຫ້ບຸນເຫມືອນນ້ຳຄົງຄາ, ຄົນນັ້ນຈະເຖິງຄວາມສະເໝີພາບແຫ່ງໃຈ।

लीलयाplayfully/with ease
लीलया:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootलीला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental; adverbial: playfully), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)
उच्चरेत्should utter
उच्चरेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + चर् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
देवम्the Lord
देवम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
शृणुयात्should listen
शृणुयात्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)
जनार्दनम्Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
जनार्दनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
गङ्गा-अम्भःGanges-water
गङ्गा-अम्भः:
Upamana/Drishtanta (उपमान/दृष्टान्त)
TypeNoun
Rootगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—गङ्गायाः अम्भः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
पूत-पुण्यत्वेin (its) purified holiness/merit
पूत-पुण्यत्वे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपूत (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्यत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—पूतं च तत् पुण्यत्वम् (कर्मधारय)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
नरःman/person
नरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
समताम्equality (state)
समताम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसमता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
व्रजेत्should attain/go to
व्रजेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Narada

Vrata: none

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"From casual, even playful contact with the Name and hearing to purification and settling into inner equanimity (samatā)."}

J
Janardana
V
Vishnu
G
Ganga

FAQs

It teaches that even casual remembrance and hearing of Vishnu (Janardana), when connected with the sanctity of Ganga, becomes a powerful purifier that matures into inner balance (samatā), a key mark of spiritual progress.

Bhakti is shown as accessible: uttering the Lord’s name (nāma) and listening (śravaṇa) to His glories are effective even without elaborate prerequisites, and they naturally refine the mind toward equanimity.

No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhana-method: disciplined śravaṇa (hearing) and nāma-ucchāraṇa (uttering the Name), often performed during tirtha practices like Gaṅgā-snāna for heightened punya.