Shloka 16

The Legend of Hemakuṇḍala: Charity, Decline of the Sons, and Yama’s Judgment

Devanagari script

तपःक्लिष्ट शरीरोऽसौ वासुदेवमनाः सदा । प्राप्तः स वैष्णवं लोकं यत्र गत्वा न शोचति

Transliteration

tapaḥkliṣṭa śarīro'sau vāsudevamanāḥ sadā | prāptaḥ sa vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ yatra gatvā na śocati

Translation

തപസ്സാൽ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ശരീരം ക്ഷീണിച്ചു, മനസ്സ് സദാ വാസുദേവനിൽ നിവേശിച്ചു; അദ്ദേഹം വൈഷ്ണവ ലോകം പ്രാപിച്ചു—അവിടെ ചെന്നാൽ പിന്നെ ശോകമില്ല.

Word by Word

• तपःक्लिष्ट: afflicted by austerities
• तपःक्लिष्ट: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त from क्लिश्)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (तपसा क्लिष्टः); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• शरीरः: (whose) body
• शरीरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• असौ: he
• असौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• वासुदेवमनाः: whose mind is on Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवमनाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (वासुदेवे मनः यस्य/वासुदेव-मनस्); प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्राप्तः: attained
• प्राप्तः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used as finite sense); प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of लोकम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• लोकम्: world
• लोकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक/देशवाचक अव्यय (relative locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• शोचति: grieves
• शोचति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (narratorial voice within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शरीरोऽसौ = शरीरः + असौ; तपःक्लिष्ट = तपः + क्लिष्ट; वासुदेवमनाः (समास).

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Viṣṇu (implied by 'Vaiṣṇava-loka')

FAQs

What is the 'Vaiṣṇava-loka' mentioned in this verse?

It denotes Viṣṇu’s divine realm (a Vaishnava heaven/liberated state) characterized by freedom from sorrow, contrasted with worldly or temporary heavens.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It links constant remembrance of Vāsudeva (vāsudeva-manāḥ sadā) with the highest attainment, showing devotion as the inner core of spiritual success even when austerity is practiced.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse teach?

Endurance in disciplined practice (tapas) should be joined with unwavering God-centered mindfulness; such steadiness leads beyond grief and instability to a higher, peaceful state.