Shloka 32
Means to Attain Vaikuṇṭha: The Glory of House-Donation and the Viṣṇudūtas–Yamadūtas Episode
तेन पुण्यप्रभावेण गणिका गतपातका । वैकुंठं प्रति सा याति निर्गता तव दंडतः
tena puṇyaprabhāveṇa gaṇikā gatapātakā | vaikuṃṭhaṃ prati sā yāti nirgatā tava daṃḍataḥ
ആ പുണ്യത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ ആ ഗണിക പാപമുക്തയായി; നിന്റെ ദണ്ഡനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വിടുതൽ നേടി വൈകുണ്ഠത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു।
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed to confirm the dialogue frame, e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma or Śiva–Pārvatī).
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुण्यप्रभावेण = पुण्य + प्रभावेण; गतपातका = गत + पातका; वैकुंठं = वैकुण्ठम्; दंडतः = दण्डतः
FAQs
It presents moral transformation as possible: even someone burdened with sin can be purified by the powerful effect of puṇya (merit) and move toward liberation.
Vaikuṇṭha symbolizes Viṣṇu’s transcendent abode and the goal of Vaiṣṇava liberation; the verse frames the fruit of merit as a movement toward that ultimate destination.
The verse contrasts punitive consequence (daṇḍa) with the purifying force of merit, implying that righteous acts and spiritual merit can overcome prior wrongdoing and its penalties.