Shloka 1

The Glory of the Divine Name and the Doctrine of Name-Offenses

Nāma-aparādha

Devanagari script

शौनक उवाच । श्रीपदं विष्णुचरितं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम् । सर्वपापक्षयकरं दुष्टग्रहनिवारणम्

Transliteration

śaunaka uvāca | śrīpadaṃ viṣṇucaritaṃ sarvopadravanāśanam | sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ duṣṭagrahanivāraṇam

Translation

شونک نے کہا: ‘وشنو کے چرتِر کا مقدس شری پد ہر آفت کو مٹانے والا، تمام گناہوں کو زائل کرنے والا، اور بدخیم گرہوں (نحس فلکی اثرات) کو دور کرنے والا ہے۔’

Word by Word

• śaunakaḥ: Śaunaka
• śaunakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaunaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) धातु; तिङन्त
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śrī-padam: the sacred word/foot (Śrī-pada)
• śrī-padam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘श्रियाः पदम्’/‘श्रीसम्बन्धि पदम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• viṣṇu-caritam: the deeds/story of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-caritam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (√car धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, Kṛdanta)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘विष्णोः चरितम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarva-upadrava-nāśanam: destroyer of all calamities
• sarva-upadrava-nāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + upadrava (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘सर्वेषाम् उपद्रवाणां नाशनम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to viṣṇu-caritam/śrī-padam)

• sarva-pāpa-kṣaya-karam: causing the destruction of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-kṣaya-karam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष ‘सर्वपापानां क्षयः येन क्रियते तत्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• duṣṭa-graha-nivāraṇam: remover of evil ग्रहas (seizures/planets/spirits)
• duṣṭa-graha-nivāraṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष ‘दुष्टानां ग्रहाणां निवारणम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Śaunaka

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śrīpadaṃ → śrī-padam; viṣṇucaritaṃ → viṣṇu-caritam; sarvopadravanāśanam → sarva-upadrava-nāśanam; sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ → sarva-pāpa-kṣaya-karam; duṣṭagrahanivāraṇam → duṣṭa-graha-nivāraṇam.

Characters & Entities

• Shaunaka
• Vishnu
• Shripada
• Graha

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and what is being praised?

The speaker is Śaunaka, and he praises Śrīpada in connection with Viṣṇu’s carita (deeds/glory), presenting it as a powerful, protective sacred recitation/tradition.

What is meant by ‘duṣṭa-graha’ here?

Duṣṭa-graha can refer to harmful seizing forces (spirits) and also to inauspicious astral/planetary influences; the verse states that devotion to/recitation of Viṣṇu’s glory wards these off.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does the verse emphasize?

It emphasizes śravaṇa/kīrtana of Viṣṇu’s deeds as a means of purification (sin-destruction) and protection (removal of calamities), encouraging devotional reliance on sacred remembrance.