Shloka 41

Ratnagrīva’s Pilgrimage and the Prescribed Procedure for Visiting Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

यो देवो नाममात्रेण सर्वान्पावयितुं क्षमः । तं नमस्कुरुत क्षिप्रं मदीयाः प्रकृतिव्रजाः

Transliteration

yo devo nāmamātreṇa sarvānpāvayituṃ kṣamaḥ | taṃ namaskuruta kṣipraṃ madīyāḥ prakṛtivrajāḥ

Translation

وہ دیوتا جو محض اپنے نام کے اُچار سے سب جانداروں کو پاک کرنے پر قادر ہے—اے میرے فطری رفیقو، فوراً اُسی کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرو۔

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to yaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma-mātreṇa: by name alone
• nāma-mātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण) / means
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvān: all (people)
• sarvān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pāvayitum: to purify
• pāvayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन) / purpose
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pū (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुनन्त), causative (णिजन्त) of √pū: pāvayitum; expresses purpose

• kṣamaḥ: capable
• kṣamaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• namaskuruta: bow to (him)!
• namaskuruta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (शीघ्रार्थक)

• madīyāḥ: my
• madīyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of prakṛtivrajāḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक) < mad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); possessive adjective 'my'

• prakṛti-vrajāḥ: those belonging to my retinue/natural following
• prakṛti-vrajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (vocative sense intended: address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + vraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: nāmamātreṇa → nāma-mātreṇa; sarvānpāvayituṃ → sarvān + pāvayitum; namaskuruta (no sandhi); madyīyāḥ (spelled madīyāḥ) qualifies prakṛtivrajāḥ.

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It teaches nāma-mahātmya: the spiritual power of the Divine Name, stating that mere recitation or remembrance of the Deity’s name can purify all beings, and urging immediate reverence (namaskāra).

Does the verse identify which Deity is meant?

Not in this single verse. It refers generically to “that Deity” (yo devaḥ… taṃ), so the specific identification (often Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa in many Padma Purana contexts) requires the surrounding passage.

What ethical or practical instruction does it give?

It advises prompt humility and devotion—“quickly bow to Him”—implying that reverence and taking refuge in the Divine Name should not be delayed, especially by those aligned with the speaker’s community or following.