Shloka 2
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
लक्ष्मीभर्ताजगन्नाथोह्यशेषाघौघनाशनः । कर्मणा केन स प्रीतो भवेद्यः सचराचरः ॥ २ ॥
lakṣmībhartājagannāthohyaśeṣāghaughanāśanaḥ | karmaṇā kena sa prīto bhavedyaḥ sacarācaraḥ || 2 ||
लक्ष्मीपति जगन्नाथ, जो सर्व पापसमूहाचा नाश करणारा आणि चराचरात व्याप्त आहे—तो कोणत्या कर्माने प्रसन्न होतो?
Narada (questioning in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Praise of the all-pervading, sin-destroying Lord culminates in an earnest inquiry about the action that pleases Him."}
FAQs
The verse frames the central soteriological question of the Purana: which form of karma (religious action) truly pleases Vishnu—Jagannatha—who alone can eradicate the entire mass of sin and uplift all beings.
By calling Vishnu the universal Lord and sin-destroyer, the verse implies that actions become spiritually effective when performed as offerings to him—karma aligned with devotion rather than mere ritualism.
The verse points to karma-kāṇḍa discernment—choosing the correct rite and method (vidhi) to please the deity—an applied concern connected with Kalpa (ritual procedure) rather than technical astrology or grammar.