Shloka 64

Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

पुराणाख्यानममलममलीकरणं परम् । यस्मिन्वेदार्थमाहृत्य हरिणा व्यासरूपिणा

Transliteration

purāṇākhyānamamalamamalīkaraṇaṃ param | yasminvedārthamāhṛtya hariṇā vyāsarūpiṇā

Translation

ఈ పురాణాఖ్యానం నిర్మలమైనది—పరమ శుద్ధికరణ సాధనం—ఇందులో వ్యాసరూపమును ధరించిన హరి వేదార్థమును సంగ్రహించి ప్రకాశింపజేశాడు।

Word by Word

• purāṇa-ākhyānam: the Purāṇa narrative
• purāṇa-ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (purāṇasya ākhyānam)

• amalam: spotless/pure
• amalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग — विशेषण of purāṇa-ākhyānam

• amalī-karaṇam: purification (making spotless)
• amalī-karaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amalī (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (amalīkaraṇam = making pure)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग — विशेषण

• yasmin: in which
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग — relative pronoun

• veda-artham: the meaning of the Veda
• veda-artham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (vedasya arthaḥ)

• āhṛtya: having gathered/brought
• āhṛtya: Kriyā (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund, क्त्वा), अव्ययभाव — ‘having brought/collected’

• hariṇā: by Hari
• hariṇā: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in instrumental; doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग

• vyāsa-rūpiṇā: in the form of Vyāsa
• vyāsa-rūpiṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग — विशेषण of hariṇā; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (vyāsasya rūpam)

Speaker

Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (likely part of a continuing dialogue in Svargakhaṇḍa 61).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: purāṇākhyānamamalam = purāṇa-ākhyānam + amalam; amalīkaraṇaṃ = amalī-karaṇam; yasminvedārthamāhṛtya = yasmin + veda-artham + āhṛtya.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vyāsa
• Veda

FAQs

What is the main claim of this verse about the Purāṇa?

It presents the Purāṇic narrative as inherently pure and as a supreme purifier, because it conveys the essence (meaning) of the Veda.

Why does the verse mention Hari in the form of Vyāsa?

It attributes the compilation and transmission of Vedic purport to a divine source—Hari—working through the sage-editor Vyāsa, reinforcing the Purāṇa’s authority.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied here?

Engaging with sacred narration that preserves Vedic meaning is portrayed as a powerful means of inner purification and right understanding.