Shloka 19
Yamavākya
The Words of Yama
कथं तस्या जगन्नाथ पक्षो याति परं पदम् । जामातुः पुण्यमाहात्म्यत्तेन मे शिरसो रुजा ॥ १९ ॥
kathaṃ tasyā jagannātha pakṣo yāti paraṃ padam | jāmātuḥ puṇyamāhātmyattena me śiraso rujā || 19 ||
اے جگن ناتھ، اس کی طرف کیسے پرم پد کو پہنچتی ہے؟ داماد کے پُنّیہ ماہاتمیہ ہی سے میرے سر میں یہ درد اٹھا ہے॥۱۹॥
Narada (questioning within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse links liberation (parama pada) with the force of accumulated merit (puṇya-māhātmya), showing how karmic potency can shape extraordinary outcomes in a tirtha/mahatmya narrative.
By addressing Jagannātha (Vishnu) directly, the verse frames the question within a devotional relationship, implying that understanding merit and liberation is sought through surrender and inquiry before the Lord.
No direct Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) instruction appears; the practical takeaway is ethical—puṇya (merit through dharmic acts/vrata/tirtha-seva) is presented as spiritually efficacious in mahatmya contexts.