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Shloka 133

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

गीतवादित्रस्तोत्राद्यैः शालग्रामशिलार्चनम् । कुरुते मानवो यस्तु कलौ भक्तिपरायणः

gītavāditrastotrādyaiḥ śālagrāmaśilārcanam | kurute mānavo yastu kalau bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ

Dalam zaman Kali, sesiapa yang teguh dalam bhakti lalu memuja Śālagrāma-śilā dengan nyanyian, alat muzik, stotra dan seumpamanya—dialah insan yang diberkati serta terpuji.

गीताsongs/singing
गीता:
Karana (करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootगीत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd case), बहुवचन; instrumental plural used as part of a compound-list sense
वादित्रmusical instruments
वादित्र:
Karana (करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootवादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; coordinated in list
स्तोत्रhymns
स्तोत्र:
Karana (करणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; coordinated in list
आद्यैःand the like (etc.)
आद्यैः:
Karana (करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘etc.’ sense qualifying the preceding list (आदि-शब्दः)
शालग्राम-शिला-अर्चनम्worship of the Śālagrāma stone
शालग्राम-शिला-अर्चनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशालग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुषः: ‘शालग्रामशिलायाः अर्चनम्’
कुरुतेdoes/performs
कुरुते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
मानवःa man/person
मानवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमानव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन
यःwho
यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘मानवः’
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), contrast/emphasis
कलौin the Kali age
कलौ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th case), एकवचन; ‘in Kali (age)’
भक्ति-परायणःdevotion-oriented; devoted
भक्ति-परायणः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘भक्तौ परायणः’ = devoted to devotion

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed to identify the dialogue speaker reliably).

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गीतवादित्रस्तोत्राद्यैः = गीता + वादित्र + स्तोत्र + आद्यैः (list with ‘etc.’); यस्तु = यः + तु; शालग्रामशिलार्चनम् treated as compound: शालग्राम-शिला-अर्चनम्.

Ś
Śālagrāma (Viṣṇu emblem)

FAQs

It highlights worship (arcana) of the Śālagrāma śilā, accompanied by devotional supports such as singing, instrumental music, and hymns.

By describing the ideal Kali-yuga practitioner as “bhakti-parāyaṇa”—one wholly devoted to devotion—and linking that devotion to heartfelt worship expressed through praise and music.

It suggests that sincere, devoted worship—expressed through reverent praise and offerings—is a fitting and effective spiritual discipline in the Kali age.