Shloka 33
The Greatness of Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī
Rādhā’s Birth-Eighth Observance
राधाविष्णोः प्रीतिकरं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । अंते यमपुरीं गत्वा पतंति नरके चिरम्
rādhāviṣṇoḥ prītikaraṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | aṃte yamapurīṃ gatvā pataṃti narake ciram
రాధా-విష్ణువులకు ప్రీతికరమైనది సర్వపాపనాశకము; అయినా చివరికి కొందరు యమపురికి వెళ్లి దీర్ఘకాలం నరకంలో పడతారు।
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Concept: What pleases Rādhā and Viṣṇu destroys sins, yet negligence or insincerity can still lead to Yama’s judgment—devotion must be lived, not merely admired.
Application: Do not rely on spiritual ‘theory’ alone: translate reverence into practice—regular worship, ethical conduct, and humility; if you slip, return quickly with repentance and renewed discipline.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: rādhāviṣṇoḥ treated as dvandva-genitive; note expected classical dual genitive form राधाविष्ण्वोः, but given reading analyzed as genitive ‘of Radha and Vishnu’.
FAQs
The verse juxtaposes sin-destroying devotion with the possibility of later moral failure or lack of sustained righteousness; it implies that mere association with the pleasing (to Rādhā-Viṣṇu) is not a license for misconduct, and karmic consequences may still follow if one does not remain aligned with dharma.
Yamapurī is the realm or city of Yama, the lord of justice and death, where beings are judged according to karma before experiencing appropriate results, including Naraka (hellish states).
It stresses accountability: devotion that pleases the divine is purifying, but ethical conduct and perseverance in dharma remain essential; otherwise one may still face severe consequences after death.