Shloka 15

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

अवश्यं वैष्णवो लोकः प्राप्यते मानवैर्द्विजाः । व्याजेनापि प्रकुर्वाणैर्द्वादशीं पापनाशिनीम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

avaśyaṃ vaiṣṇavo lokaḥ prāpyate mānavairdvijāḥ | vyājenāpi prakurvāṇairdvādaśīṃ pāpanāśinīm || 15 ||

Translation

O mga dwija, tiyak na mararating ng tao ang daigdig ng Vaiṣṇava, ang kaharian ni Viṣṇu—kahit pa tuparin lamang ang Dvādaśī na pumupuksa ng kasalanan sa pamamagitan ng anumang dahilan.

Word by Word

• अवश्यम्: certainly
• अवश्यम्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (certainly/necessarily)

• वैष्णवः: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Viṣṇu / Vaiṣṇava)

• लोकः: world/realm
• लोकः: Karma (कर्म) (प्राप्यते इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: 'is attained')

• मानवैः: by humans
• मानवैः: Kartṛ (कर्ता) (कर्मणि-प्रयोगे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; कर्तृ-करणभावे (by humans)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन/प्रथमा बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थः (O twice-born)

• व्याजेन: by a pretext
• व्याजेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; साधन/हेत्वर्थे (by pretext)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक निपात (even)

• प्रकुर्वाणैः: by those who perform
• प्रकुर्वाणैः: Kartṛ (कर्ता) / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-कृ (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, Ātmanepada sense), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक (by those performing)

• द्वादशीम्: the Dvādaśī (12th day)
• द्वादशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (the twelfth lunar day)

• पापनाशिनीम्: sin-destroying
• पापनाशिनीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पापस्य नाशिनी)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vaishnava Loka (Vaikuntha)
• Dvadashi

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes the extraordinary salvific power (pāpa-nāśana) of the Dvādaśī observance: even an imperfect or incidental undertaking can still lead a person toward Viṣṇu’s realm, highlighting Hari-bhakti as supremely efficacious.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By declaring that even a pretextual performance of Dvādaśī bears fruit, the verse teaches that contact with Vaiṣṇava practice itself awakens merit and devotion, making Viṣṇu-centered vrata a direct support for bhakti and liberation-oriented destiny.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual discipline) and Jyotiṣa (lunar tithi timing) are implicitly involved: Dvādaśī is a tithi-based vrata, so correct observance depends on calendrical reckoning and prescribed ritual procedure.