Shloka 8
The Greatness of Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī
Rādhā’s Birth-Eighth Observance
कुर्वंति ये सकृद्भक्त्या तेषां नश्यति तत्क्षणात् । एकादश्याः सहस्रेण यत्फलं लभते नरः
kurvaṃti ye sakṛdbhaktyā teṣāṃ naśyati tatkṣaṇāt | ekādaśyāḥ sahasreṇa yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ
ഭക്തിയോടെ ഒരിക്കൽപോലും ഈ വ്രതം ആചരിക്കുന്നവരുടെ പാപങ്ങൾ ആ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ നശിക്കുന്നു. സഹസ്ര ഏകാദശി വ്രതങ്ങളുടെ ഫലത്തുല്യമായ പുണ്യഫലം മനുഷ്യൻ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 7; verse states a general doctrinal claim)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सकृद्भक्त्या = सकृत् + भक्त्या (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: द् + भ). तत्क्षणात् = तत् + क्षणात् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि). यत्फलं = यत् + फलम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि).
FAQs
The verse praises performing the stated observance (referred to as “it” in context) even once with devotion, saying it yields the merit of a thousand Ekādaśīs.
It makes devotion (bhakti) the decisive factor: done with sincere devotion even once, it is said to destroy sins immediately and generate immense merit.
It teaches that inner sincerity and devotional intent can outweigh mere repetition of ritual acts, encouraging heartfelt practice over mechanical observance.