Shloka 9

Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions

Devanagari script

दामोदरस्य प्रीत्यर्थं राधया पापनाशनं । नमः पंकजनाभाय श्रीकृष्णजलशायिने

Transliteration

dāmodarasya prītyarthaṃ rādhayā pāpanāśanaṃ | namaḥ paṃkajanābhāya śrīkṛṣṇajalaśāyine

Translation

దామోదరుని ప్రీతికోసం, రాధతో కూడి పాపనాశార్థం—పద్మనాభుడైన జలశాయీ శ్రీకృష్ణునికి నమస్కారం।

Word by Word

• दामोदरस्य: of Dāmodara
• दामोदरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — सम्बन्ध (of Dāmodara)

• प्रीत्यर्थम्: for (his) pleasure
• प्रीत्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — प्रयोजनार्थक (for the sake/purpose)

• राधया: by/with Rādhā
• राधया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — सह/करण (by/with Rādhā)

• पापनाशनम्: sin-destroying (act/thing)
• पापनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — कर्म/विधेय (that which destroys sin)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उपपद) — नमस्कारार्थक (salutation particle), दत्तिविभक्त्यर्थे प्रयोगः

• पंकजनाभाय: to the lotus-naveled one
• पंकजनाभाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंकज (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभा/नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — सम्प्रदान (unto Paṅkajanābha)

• श्रीकृष्णजलशायिने: to the one who reclines in the waters (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• श्रीकृष्णजलशायिने: Sampradana (Recipient/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक) + शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — सम्प्रदान (unto the one who lies in Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s water / in water)

Speaker

Unspecified (mantra-style verse within the narration of Brahma-khaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रीत्यर्थम् = प्रीति + अर्थम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); पापनाशनम् = पाप + नाशनम्; पंकजनाभाय = पंकज + नाभाय; श्रीकृष्णजलशायिने = श्रीकृष्ण + जल + शायिने (समास).

Characters & Entities

• Damodara
• Radha
• Krishna
• Pankajanabha

FAQs

Who is addressed as “paṅkajanābha” in this verse?

“Paṅkajanābha” means “lotus-naveled,” a common epithet of Viṣṇu, here used in a Kṛṣṇa-centered (Vaiṣṇava) devotional context.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It is framed as direct praise and salutation (namaḥ), presenting sin-destruction and divine pleasure (prīti) as fruits of devotional remembrance of Dāmodara/Kṛṣṇa and association with Rādhā.

What is the ethical or spiritual takeaway of calling Rādhā “pāpanāśanam”?

The verse suggests inner purification through devotion: aligning one’s mind with sacred exemplars (Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa) is portrayed as a means to overcome wrongdoing and its effects.