Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

श्रोतव्यमनिशं पुंभिः पुराणं कृष्णरूपिणम् । विष्णुभक्तेन शांतेन श्रोतव्यमपि दुर्लभम्

Transliteration

śrotavyamaniśaṃ puṃbhiḥ purāṇaṃ kṛṣṇarūpiṇam | viṣṇubhaktena śāṃtena śrotavyamapi durlabham

Translation

บุรุษทั้งหลายพึงสดับปุราณนี้เนืองนิตย์ เพราะเป็นดุจพระกฤษณะเอง แต่การได้สดับอย่างถูกต้องจากผู้ภักดีพระวิษณุผู้สงบระงับนั้น หาได้ยากยิ่ง

Word by Word

• śrotavyam: to be heard/should be listened to
• śrotavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — विधेय (ought to be heard)

• aniśam: constantly
• aniśam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aniśa (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय—कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• puṃbhiḥ: by men/people
• puṃbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrumental; doer group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग

• purāṇam: the Purāṇa
• purāṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• kṛṣṇa-rūpiṇam: having the form of Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇa-rūpiṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग — विशेषण of purāṇam; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (kṛṣṇasya rūpam as qualifier)

• viṣṇu-bhaktena: by a devotee of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-bhaktena: Karaṇa (करण/Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (viṣṇoḥ bhaktaḥ)

• śāntena: peaceful
• śāntena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग — विशेषण of viṣṇu-bhaktena

• śrotavyam: should be heard
• śrotavyam: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — पुनरुक्ति for emphasis

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय/अपि (particle: also/even)

• durlabham: hard to obtain/rare
• durlabham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग — विधेयविशेषण of śrotavyam/purāṇam

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Svargakhaṇḍa; exact dialogue pair not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śrotavyamaniśaṃ = śrotavyam + aniśam; śrotavyamapi = śrotavyam + api.

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vishnu

FAQs

What practice does this verse recommend for spiritual progress?

It recommends continual listening (śravaṇa) to the Purāṇa, treating it as Kṛṣṇa’s own embodiment.

Why does the verse say such hearing is 'rare'?

Because truly hearing in the intended way—through the disposition of a tranquil (śānta) Viṣṇu-bhakta—is uncommon.

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied here?

Scriptural study is not merely informational; it is meant to be received with devotion to Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa and inner calm, which makes the hearing transformative.