Shloka 22

The Greatness of Prayāga

Merits of Māgha Rites and Northern River Fords

Devanagari script

सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति अनृणी च सदा भवेत्

Transliteration

sūryalokamavāpnoti anṛṇī ca sadā bhavet

Translation

เขาย่อมบรรลุสุริยโลก และย่อมเป็นผู้ไร้หนี้อยู่เสมอ คือปลอดจากพันธะทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• सूर्यलोकम्: the world of the Sun (Sūryaloka)
• सूर्यलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य लोकः)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः अव-
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अनृणी: free from debt
• अनृणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भवेत्: would be / should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified (verse excerpt without surrounding dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूर्यलोकम् + अवाप्नोति → सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति (अ + अ = अ)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

What does this verse promise as a spiritual result (phala)?

It states two results: attainment of Sūrya’s celestial realm (Sūryaloka) and the condition of being anṛṇī—free from debts or binding obligations.

What does “anṛṇī” mean in a Dharmic context?

Anṛṇī literally means “not indebted.” In Dharma literature it can imply freedom from financial debt as well as release from unmet duties/obligations that create binding karmic burdens.

What ethical lesson is conveyed by linking merit with freedom from debt?

The verse frames righteous conduct as producing both higher spiritual destiny (a celestial realm) and inner/social integrity—living without lingering obligations or burdens.