Shloka 7
Means of Liberation in Kali-yuga: Satsanga, Hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā, and the Marks of a Vaiṣṇava
न रोचते कथा भूमौ पापिष्ठाय जनाय वै । वैष्णवी स तु विज्ञेयः पापिष्ठप्रवरो द्विजः
na rocate kathā bhūmau pāpiṣṭhāya janāya vai | vaiṣṇavī sa tu vijñeyaḥ pāpiṣṭhapravaro dvijaḥ
पृथ्वीवर अतिपापी जनांसाठी कथा सांगितली असता ज्याला ती रुचत नाही, तो द्विज वैष्णव समजावा; पाप टाळणाऱ्यांत तो श्रेष्ठ आहे.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Padma Purāṇa, Brahma-khaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पापिष्ठप्रवरो = पापिष्ठ + प्रवरः (समास); (पाठे) वैष्णवी स तु—लिङ्गव्यत्ययः सम्भवः; सामान्यतः 'वैष्णवः' अपेक्षितः, परन्तु पदच्छेदानुसार 'वैष्णवी' ग्रहणम्.
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It associates Vaiṣṇava identity with ethical discernment and aversion to sinful association, implying devotion to Viṣṇu is expressed through conduct, not merely birth or speech.
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