Shloka 123

Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance

Devanagari script

अग्निहोत्रं कृतं तेन दत्ता पृथ्वी ससागरा । येनार्चितो हरिश्चक्रे शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे

Transliteration

agnihotraṃ kṛtaṃ tena dattā pṛthvī sasāgarā | yenārcito hariścakre śālagrāmaśilodbhave

Translation

Sesiapa yang memuja Hari dalam rupa Cakra yang terserlah dari batu Śālagrāma, dialah yang telah melaksanakan Agnihotra menurut tatacara; dan dialah juga yang telah menderma bumi beserta lautan-lautannya.

Word by Word

• अग्निहोत्रम्: Agnihotra sacrifice
• अग्निहोत्रम्: Karma (Object—of implied ‘done’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + होत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—अग्नये होत्रम् (चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (Agent—instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दत्ता: given
• दत्ता: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• पृथ्वी: the earth
• पृथ्वी: Karma (Object—given)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ससागरा: together with the oceans
• ससागरा: Karma (Object—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सागरैः सह (सह-समास/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘with oceans’) विशेषणम् (qualifying पृथ्वी)

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karta (Agent—instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे हेतौ वा (by whom/whereby)

• अर्चितः: worshipped
• अर्चितः: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject—of ‘worshipped’ in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: in the disc (cakra)
• चक्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे: in (that) arisen from the Śālagrāma stone
• शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे: Adhikaraṇa (Location—qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालग्राम + शिला + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—शालग्रामस्य शिला (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) + तस्याः उद्भवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); विशेषणम् (qualifying चक्रे: ‘arisen from Śālagrāma stone’)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative praise within the Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: येनार्चितो→येन अर्चितः; हरिश्चक्रे→हरिः चक्रे; शालग्रामशिलोद्भवे→शालग्राम-शिला-उद्भवे

Characters & Entities

• Agnihotra
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Cakra (Sudarshana)
• Shalagrama-shila

FAQs

What does this verse emphasize as key religious merits?

It highlights three major merits: Vedic duty (Agnihotra), supreme charity (donating the earth with oceans as an archetype of total giving), and Vaiṣṇava devotion (worship of Hari through Śālagrāma and Cakra symbolism).

Why is Śālagrāma-śilā significant in Vaiṣṇava practice?

Śālagrāma-śilā is revered as a natural aniconic manifestation of Viṣṇu, used for worship as an especially sacred, tradition-sanctioned form of Hari.

What ethical lesson is conveyed by linking sacrifice, charity, and worship?

The verse presents an integrated ideal: disciplined daily duty (yajña), selfless generosity (dāna), and heartfelt devotion (bhakti) together form exemplary righteousness and spiritual excellence.