Shloka 45

The Glory of Charity: Land-Gifts, Śālagrāma Donation, and Food–Water as Supreme Gifts

Devanagari script

अन्नदानं क्षितौ ब्रह्मन्ये कुर्वंति नरोत्तमाः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता गच्छंति हरिमंदिरम्

Transliteration

annadānaṃ kṣitau brahmanye kurvaṃti narottamāḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktā gacchaṃti harimaṃdiram

Translation

โอ พราหมณ์ บุรุษผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลายที่ถวายทานเป็นอาหารบนแผ่นดิน ย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง แล้วไปสู่พระนิเวศของพระหริ

Word by Word

• अन्नदानम्: gift of food
• अन्नदानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न-दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्नस्य दानम्)

• क्षितौ: on earth
• क्षितौ: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O brāhmaṇa (O Brahman)
• ब्रह्मन्: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• कुर्वन्ति: do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• नरोत्तमाः: best of men
• नरोत्तमाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयार्थः (नराणाम् उत्तमाः)

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ताः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ताः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वि-नि-√मुच् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle), तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्ताः)

• गच्छन्ति: go
• गच्छन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• हरिमन्दिरम्: Hari’s abode/temple
• हरिमन्दिरम्: कर्म (Goal/Object; गत्यर्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरेः मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मन्ये = ब्रह्मन् + ये; हरिमंदिरम् = हरि + मन्दिरम्

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What spiritual result is promised for anna-dāna in this verse?

It states that those who give food are freed from all sins and attain Hari’s abode (harimandira).

How does this verse emphasize Bhakti and Vaishnava theology?

The fruit of charity is framed as reaching Hari (Vishnu), aligning merit (puṇya) with a Vaishnava goal of proximity to the Lord.

What ethical lesson does this shloka teach?

It elevates feeding others as a foremost ethical duty, presenting nourishment-giving as a highly purifying act with lasting spiritual consequences.