Shloka 19
The Greatness of Viṣṇu’s Foot-Water (Pādodaka) as a Destroyer of Sin
चित्रगुप्त उवाच । आकर्णय चास्य पापं पुण्यं नास्त्यणुमात्रकम् । वासरेऽपि हरेर्नित्यमकरोद्भोजनं विभो
citragupta uvāca | ākarṇaya cāsya pāpaṃ puṇyaṃ nāstyaṇumātrakam | vāsare'pi harernityamakarodbhojanaṃ vibho
Citragupta berkata: “Dengarlah juga dosanya—padanya tidak ada walau sezarah pun pahala. Wahai Tuhan, bahkan pada hari suci Hari pun dia tetap makan seperti biasa (melanggar puasa).”
Citragupta
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: cāsya = ca + asya; nāstyaṇumātrakam = na + asti + aṇumātrakam (asti + aṇu → astyaṇu); vāsare'pi = vāsare + api; harernityamakarot = hareḥ + nityam + akarot (visarga sandhi: hareḥ + nityam → harer nityam).
FAQs
Citragupta is traditionally the divine record-keeper associated with Yama’s court, recounting a person’s deeds (pāpa and puṇya) to assess moral and karmic accountability.
It refers to a day sacred to Viṣṇu (Hari), commonly associated with devotional observances such as fasting or dietary restraint; the verse highlights violating that discipline.
It stresses integrity in religious practice: knowingly breaking a sacred-day observance is portrayed as a serious lapse, and habitual disregard for vows is framed as accumulating demerit.