Shloka 134

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

कृष्णस्य जन्माभ्युदयं यः कीर्तयति नित्यशः । शृणोति वा नरो नित्यं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasya janmābhyudayaṃ yaḥ kīrtayati nityaśaḥ | śṛṇoti vā naro nityaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

യാരെങ്കിലും നിത്യമായി ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെ ജന്മമംഗളത്തെ കീർത്തിക്കുകയോ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിത്യമായി ശ്രവിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ, അവൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• जन्माभ्युदयम्: birth and glorious rise
• जन्माभ्युदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्युदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (समाहारार्थे)—‘जन्म च अभ्युदयश्च’ (birth and exaltation/prosperity)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• कीर्तयति: recites/praises
• कीर्तयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कीर्त्/√कीर्तय् (धातु; नामधातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘recites/praises’

• नित्यशः: always/constantly
• नित्यशः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘hears’

• वा: or
• वा: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सर्वाणि पापानि’ (all sins)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is released’

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 13 narration/dialogue).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जन्माभ्युदयं (जन्म+अभ्युदयम्), सर्वपापैः (सर्व+पापैः)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What practice does this verse recommend for spiritual purification?

It recommends bhakti practices of kīrtana (glorifying/reciting) and śravaṇa (listening) about Kṛṣṇa’s janma-abhyudaya, stating these lead to freedom from sins.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It presents devotion through hearing and chanting as sufficient, regularly practiced means for inner purification, highlighting accessibility and grace-centered devotion.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

Regular engagement with sacred remembrance—through speech (kīrtana) and attentive listening (śravaṇa)—encourages moral reform and release from harmful tendencies described as ‘sins’ (pāpa).