Shloka 2
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
लक्ष्मीभर्ताजगन्नाथोह्यशेषाघौघनाशनः । कर्मणा केन स प्रीतो भवेद्यः सचराचरः ॥ २ ॥
lakṣmībhartājagannāthohyaśeṣāghaughanāśanaḥ | karmaṇā kena sa prīto bhavedyaḥ sacarācaraḥ || 2 ||
లక్ష్మీపతి జగన్నాథుడు, సమస్త పాపప్రవాహాలను నశింపజేసేవాడు, చరాచరమంతటా వ్యాపించినవాడు—ఆ ప్రభువు ఏ కర్మంతో ప్రీతిచెందుతాడు?
Narada (questioning in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse frames the central soteriological question of the Purana: which form of karma (religious action) truly pleases Vishnu—Jagannatha—who alone can eradicate the entire mass of sin and uplift all beings.
By calling Vishnu the universal Lord and sin-destroyer, the verse implies that actions become spiritually effective when performed as offerings to him—karma aligned with devotion rather than mere ritualism.
The verse points to karma-kāṇḍa discernment—choosing the correct rite and method (vidhi) to please the deity—an applied concern connected with Kalpa (ritual procedure) rather than technical astrology or grammar.