Shloka 19

Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

तत्र ये हरिपादाब्जमधुलेशप्रसादिताः । तेषां न नारीलोलाक्षिक्षेपणं हि प्रभुर्भवेत्

Transliteration

tatra ye haripādābjamadhuleśaprasāditāḥ | teṣāṃ na nārīlolākṣikṣepaṇaṃ hi prabhurbhavet

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ผู้ซึ่งได้รับพระกรุณา (ปรสาทะ) จากพระผู้เป็นเจ้า—ดุจภมรลุ่มหลงในน้ำผึ้งแห่งดอกบัวคือพระบาทของหริ—ย่อมไม่ตกอยู่ใต้อำนาจการทอดสายตาของสตรีผู้มีดวงตาแปรปรวน

Word by Word

• tatra: there / in that case
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there/in that matter')

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• haripādābjamadhuleśaprasāditāḥ: graced by a drop of honey from Hari’s lotus-feet
• haripādābjamadhuleśaprasāditāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hari-pāda-abja-madhu-leśa-prasādita (प्रातिपदिक; √sad धातु से 'prasādita' कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) 'prasādita' = pleased/graced; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (हरिपादाब्जस्य मधुलेशेन प्रसादिताः = graced by a drop of honey from Hari's lotus-feet)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• nārīlolākṣikṣepaṇam: the casting of restless glances toward women
• nārīlolākṣikṣepaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī-lola-akṣi-kṣepaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √kṣip धातु से 'kṣepaṇa')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); कृदन्त-भाववाचक (action noun) 'kṣepaṇa' = casting/throwing; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (नार्याः लोले अक्षिणी तयोः/तैः क्षेपणम् इति अर्थसम्बन्धः)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चये/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• prabhuḥ: master / dominant (force)
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavet: would be / should become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogues; commonly framed within Purāṇic narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरिपादाब्जमधुलेशप्रसादिताः = hari-pāda-abja-madhu-leśa-prasāditāḥ; प्रभुर्भवेत् = prabhuḥ + bhavet.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It teaches that one who has received grace through devotion to Hari’s lotus-feet is not overpowered by sensual temptation, symbolized by alluring glances.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

By presenting divine grace and absorption in Hari’s lotus-feet as the inner strength that naturally steadies the mind and subdues distractions.

What ethical lesson does this verse convey?

Cultivate self-mastery and purity by anchoring attention in devotion; external provocations lose their power when the heart is firmly oriented toward the divine.