Shloka 29
The Episode of Vena: Purification, the ‘Vāsudevābhidhā’ Hymn, and the Dharma of Charity
Times, Tīrthas, Worthy Recipients
शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नोस्मि कारणं वद सद्गतेः । विष्णुरुवाच । पूर्वमेव महाभाग त्वंगेनापि महात्मना
śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapannosmi kāraṇaṃ vada sadgateḥ | viṣṇuruvāca | pūrvameva mahābhāga tvaṃgenāpi mahātmanā
“میں تیری پناہ میں آیا ہوں؛ نیک انجام (سَدگتی) پانے کا سبب بتا دے۔” وِشنو نے فرمایا: “اے نہایت بخت والے! پہلے زمانے میں تم بھی، مہاتما اَنگ راجا کے ساتھ…”
Viṣṇu (second half of the verse); first half is spoken by an unnamed interlocutor addressing Viṣṇu
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रपन्नोस्मि = प्रपन्नः + अस्मि; विष्णुरुवाच = विष्णुः + उवाच; त्वंगेनापि = त्वम् + गेन + अपि (पाठसंदिग्ध; सम्भवतः ‘त्वम् अङ्गेन अपि’)
FAQs
The verse foregrounds śaraṇāgati—taking refuge/surrendering to Viṣṇu—as the starting point for asking about the cause of “sadgati” (true good destiny or the right spiritual end).
The first sentence is spoken by an unnamed speaker who has approached Viṣṇu for guidance; the second sentence explicitly begins Viṣṇu’s reply (“viṣṇur uvāca”).
It models humility and teachability: one seeks higher guidance through surrender and inquiry, and the teacher (Viṣṇu) answers by grounding instruction in prior deeds and earlier context (“pūrvam eva…”).