Shloka 6

The Greatness of the Kāliṇdī (Yamunā): Merit of Bathing, Charity, and Faith

Devanagari script

सर्वथा तैः प्रयत्नेन तत्र कार्यं निमज्जनम् । दारिद्र्य पाप दौर्भाग्य पंक प्रक्षालनाय वै

Transliteration

sarvathā taiḥ prayatnena tatra kāryaṃ nimajjanam | dāridrya pāpa daurbhāgya paṃka prakṣālanāya vai

Translation

Oleh itu, dengan segala cara dan usaha bersungguh-sungguh, hendaklah mereka menyelam di sana; kerana ia memang untuk membasuh lumpur kemiskinan, dosa, dan nasib malang.

Word by Word

• सर्वथा: in every way/always
• सर्वथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (Agent/Doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्यं: to be done
• कार्यं: Kriya (Obligation/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) / कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)

• निमज्जनम्: immersion (bathing/dipping)
• निमज्जनम्: Karta (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि- (उपसर्ग) + मज्ज् (धातु) + ल्युट् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्रियानाम (verbal noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दारिद्र्य: of poverty
• दारिद्र्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (प्रक्षालनाय इति प्रयोजन-सम्बन्धः)

• पाप: of sin
• पाप: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दौर्भाग्य: of misfortune
• दौर्भाग्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्- (उपसर्ग) + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पङ्क: of mire/filth
• पङ्क: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रक्षालनाय: for washing away
• प्रक्षालनाय: Sampradana (Purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र- (उपसर्ग) + क्षल् (धातु) + अन (कृदन्त) / प्रक्षालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियानाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial instruction within a dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तैः (तद्-प्रonominal); कार्यं निमज्जनम् (विधेय + विषय); दारिद्र्य-पाप-दौर्भाग्य-पङ्क (समुच्चित षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः) प्रक्षालनाय (चतुर्थी-प्रयोजन)

FAQs

What practice does this verse prescribe in the Svarga-khaṇḍa context?

It prescribes nimajjana (ritual immersion/bathing) at a specific sacred place (tīrtha), to be done with sincere effort.

What does the verse claim is removed by such immersion?

It says the ‘mire’ (paṅka) of dāridrya (poverty), pāpa (sin), and daurbhāgya (misfortune) is washed away—indicating both moral and existential purification.

What ethical lesson is implied beyond ritual bathing?

The verse emphasizes deliberate effort (prayatna) toward self-purification—suggesting that spiritual benefit is linked to intention, discipline, and turning away from conditions that generate ‘pāpa’ and ‘durbhāgya’.