Shloka 7

The Greatness of the Viṣṇu-pañcaka

Five-Day Kārttika Observance

Devanagari script

श्रीहरेः पुरतो विप्र तुलस्याश्च समीपतः । प्रदीपं सर्पिषा पूर्णं दद्याद्यो भक्तिभावतः

Transliteration

śrīhareḥ purato vipra tulasyāśca samīpataḥ | pradīpaṃ sarpiṣā pūrṇaṃ dadyādyo bhaktibhāvataḥ

Translation

О брахман, кто с преданным сердцем поднесёт светильник, полный топлёного масла (гхи), перед Шри Хари и рядом со священной Туласи, совершит великое благочестие.

Word by Word

• श्रीहरेः: of Śrī Hari
• श्रीहरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (श्री + हरि); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'of Śrī Hari'

• पुरतः: in front of
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/postposition: 'in front of')

• विप्र: O Brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तुलस्याः: of Tulasī
• तुलस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'of Tulasī'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• समीपतः: near
• समीपतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीपतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/postposition: 'near')

• प्रदीपम्: a lamp
• प्रदीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; दानकर्म

• सर्पिषा: with ghee
• सर्पिषा: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन (instrumental)

• पूर्णम्: full
• पूर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to प्रदीपम्

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; विधिवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• भक्तिभावतः: out of devotion
• भक्तिभावतः: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (भक्तेः भावः): 'from/with a devotional attitude'; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; हेतुवाचक

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (narrative voice addressing a brāhmaṇa, 'vipra')

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तुलस्याश्च = तुलस्याः + च; दद्याद्यो = दद्यात् + यः.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Tulasī

FAQs

What practice is recommended in this verse?

It recommends offering (dāna/arpana) a lamp (pradīpa) filled with ghee (sarpiṣ) in the presence of Śrī Hari (Viṣṇu) and near the Tulasī plant, done with devotional intent.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

The merit of the act is grounded in bhakti-bhāva—devotional feeling—showing that inner devotion is central to the religious value of the offering.

Why are both Viṣṇu (Śrī Hari) and Tulasī mentioned together?

In Vaiṣṇava tradition, Tulasī is especially प्रिय (dear) to Viṣṇu; the verse pairs them to indicate a devotional setting where worship of Hari is complemented by reverence to Tulasī.