Shloka 3

Annadāna and the Obstruction of Viṣṇu-Darśana; Vāmadeva’s Teaching and the Vāsudeva Stotra Prelude

Devanagari script

होमेन तु जपेनैव पूजयेन्मधुसूदनम् । यष्ट्वा यज्ञं तपस्तप्त्वा विष्णुलोकं स भूपतिः

Transliteration

homena tu japenaiva pūjayenmadhusūdanam | yaṣṭvā yajñaṃ tapastaptvā viṣṇulokaṃ sa bhūpatiḥ

Translation

မီးပူဇော်ဟောမဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း၊ မန္တရားကို ဂျပ် (japa) ရွတ်ဖတ်ခြင်းတစ်ခုတည်းဖြင့်လည်းကောင်း မဓုသူဒန (ဗိဿဏု) ကို ပူဇော်သင့်သည်။ ယဇ္ဉကို ပြုလုပ်၍ တပဿာကို ကျင့်ပြီးနောက် ထိုဘုရင်သည် ဗိဿဏုလောကသို့ ရောက်ရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• होमेन: by oblation; by homa
• होमेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• जपेन: by recitation (japa)
• जपेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: only; indeed
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (restrictive particle)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मधुसूदनम्: Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• मधुसूदनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष (madhuṃ sūdayati iti)

• यष्ट्वा: having performed (a sacrifice)
• यष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having sacrificed’

• यज्ञम्: a sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘यष्ट्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (object to ‘तप्त्वा’)

• तप्त्वा: having practiced (austerity)
• तप्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having performed austerity’

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (viṣṇoḥ lokaḥ)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भूपतिः: the king
• भूपतिः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to ‘सः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जपेन + एव → जपेनैव (ए + ए → ऐ); पूजयेत् + मधुसूदनम् → पूजयेन्मधुसूदनम् (त् + म → न्म्, with nasalization).

Characters & Entities

• Madhusūdana
• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuloka
• bhūpati (king)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about acceptable forms of worship in the Padma Purana?

It presents homa (fire-offering) and japa (mantra-recitation) as valid means of worship of Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu), highlighting both ritual and devotional/meditative practice.

How does the verse connect ritual action with spiritual attainment?

It links yajña (sacrificial rite) and tapas (austerity) with the फल (result) of reaching Viṣṇuloka, framing disciplined practice as leading to a Viṣṇu-centered afterlife or liberation-oriented destination.

What ethical or practical lesson is implied for a ruler (bhūpati)?

A king is portrayed as attaining the highest goal not merely through power, but through dharmic discipline—worship, sacrifice, and self-restraint—suggesting righteous governance grounded in spiritual practice.