Shloka 47

The Greatness of the Kāliṇdī (Yamunā): Merit of Bathing, Charity, and Faith

Devanagari script

अन्यत्र यमुना पुण्या महापातकहारिणी । विष्णुभक्तिप्रदा देवी मथुरा संगता भवेत्

Transliteration

anyatra yamunā puṇyā mahāpātakahāriṇī | viṣṇubhaktipradā devī mathurā saṃgatā bhavet

Translation

แม้ที่อื่นยมุนาก็ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ เป็นผู้ทำลายมหาบาป; แต่เมื่อเกี่ยวเนื่องกับมถุรา นางย่อมเป็นเทวีผู้ประทานภักติแด่พระวิษณุ

Word by Word

• anyatra: elsewhere
• anyatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक अव्यय)

• yamunā: Yamunā
• yamunā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yamunā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• puṇyā: holy
• puṇyā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); qualifying 'yamunā'

• mahā-pātaka-hāriṇī: remover of great sins
• mahā-pātaka-hāriṇī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + hāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpurusha compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); qualifying 'yamunā'

• viṣṇu-bhakti-pradā: giver of devotion to Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-bhakti-pradā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpurusha compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); qualifying 'devī/yamunā'

• devī: goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• mathurā: with Mathurā
• mathurā: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन) understood in sense 'with Mathurā' (सह-भाव); form identical to nominative in -ā stems in some recensions/orthography; intended: मथुरया

• saṃgatā: joined/associated
• saṃgatā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (धातु) + saṃgata (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त) from sam+√gam; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); qualifying 'devī/yamunā'

• bhavet: would be / becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्/vidhiliṅ), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Svarga-khaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṣṇu-bhakti-pradā is a multi-member tatpurusha; mathurā saṃgatā likely for mathurā-saṃgatā or mathurayā saṃgatā; transmitted spacing varies.

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Viṣṇu
• Mathurā

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tīrthas?

It presents sacred power as location-sensitive: Yamunā is holy in general, yet her association with Mathurā uniquely intensifies her role as a giver of Vaiṣṇava devotion, highlighting Mathurā as a premier tīrtha-zone.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

Beyond cleansing sin, the verse prioritizes transformation of the heart—receiving devotion to Viṣṇu—implying that the highest fruit of pilgrimage is bhakti rather than merely ritual merit.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

Moral restoration is possible even for grave wrongdoing, but the verse implies that true renewal culminates in devotion and right orientation toward the divine, not only in expiation.