Shloka 71

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

दत्तं दत्तं मया पुण्यं विजयासंभवं तव । गच्छ विष्णुगताँल्लोकान्विधूताशेषकल्मषा ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

dattaṃ dattaṃ mayā puṇyaṃ vijayāsaṃbhavaṃ tava | gaccha viṣṇugatāṃllokānvidhūtāśeṣakalmaṣā || 71 ||

Translation

บุญที่เรามอบให้เจ้าแล้วมอบให้อีกนั้น บังเกิดจากชัยชนะของเจ้าเอง บัดนี้จงไปสู่โลกที่เข้าถึงด้วยพระวิษณุเถิด เมื่อมลทินบาปทั้งปวงถูกชำระสิ้นแล้ว

Word by Word

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here used as predicate/elliptic: ‘(is) given’

• दत्तम्: given (again/emphatically)
• दत्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण/Agent expressed in instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (singular)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (singular)

• विजयासंभवम्: born of Vijaya
• विजयासंभवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजया + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विजयायाः सम्भवम्’ = ‘born from Vijaya’

• तव: of you / to you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (singular)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• विष्णुगतान्: (to) the Vishnu-attained
• विष्णुगतान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘go’ = destination worlds)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘विष्णुं गताः’ = ‘gone to Vishnu’

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन (plural)

• विधूत: shaken off / removed
• विधूत: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (PPP) used adjectivally; (in compound with following)

• अशेषकल्मषा: with all sins removed
• अशेषकल्मषा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘अशेषं कल्मषं’ = ‘all sin’; whole phrase ‘विधूत-अशेष-कल्मषा’ = ‘she whose all sin is removed’ (agreeing with implied feminine subject)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga discourse; dialogue tradition aligns with Narada’s instruction stream to sages headed by Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It affirms that repeatedly bestowed merit (puṇya), especially earned through righteous victory over wrongdoing, culminates in Viṣṇu-gati—access to Viṣṇu’s realms—once all impurities (kalmaṣa) are cleansed.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By centering the final destination as “Viṣṇu-gatān lokān,” the verse frames the highest fruit as reaching Viṣṇu through surrendered orientation to Him; purification and grace-fruit (puṇya) become supports for Viṣṇu-bhakti’s end—nearness to Viṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is karmic-ritual logic used in Purāṇic dharma—puṇya accrues through righteous action and gifting (dāna), leading to purification and higher lokas.