Shloka 13
The Greatness of Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī
Rādhā’s Birth-Eighth Observance
करोति विष्णुसदनं गच्छेत्कोटिकुलान्वितः । पुरा कृतयुगे वत्स वरनारी सुशोभना
karoti viṣṇusadanaṃ gacchetkoṭikulānvitaḥ | purā kṛtayuge vatsa varanārī suśobhanā
ผู้ใดสร้างสำนักอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (มณฑิร) แด่พระวิษณุ ผู้นั้นย่อมบรรลุโมกษะพร้อมด้วยตระกูลสืบสายเป็นโกฏิ ๆ ครั้งกาลก่อนในยุคกฤตะ โอ้ลูกเอ๋ย มีสตรีผู้สูงศักดิ์งดงามยิ่งนัก
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from adjacent verses; likely a narrator/teacher addressing 'vatsa').
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: gacchet + koṭikulānvitaḥ → gacchetkoṭikulānvitaḥ; koṭi + kula + anvitaḥ compounded; viṣṇu + sadanam compounded.
FAQs
Constructing a Viṣṇu-sadana—an abode/temple dedicated to Lord Viṣṇu—is praised as a highly meritorious act.
It implies the merit is not limited to the doer alone; it uplifts vast ancestral and descendant family lines—figuratively expressed as 'crores of lineages.'
It introduces an illustrative ancient account (itihāsa-style exemplum) meant to demonstrate how such merit played out in an ideal age (Kṛta Yuga).