Shloka 4

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । स लोकं शाश्वतं विष्णोर्याति निर्द्ध्रूतकल्मषः ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | sa lokaṃ śāśvataṃ viṣṇoryāti nirddhrūtakalmaṣaḥ || 4 ||

Translation

Ai với tâm chuyên nhất mà tụng đọc, lắng nghe, hoặc khiến người khác tụng đọc lời này, sẽ được gột sạch tội cấu và đạt đến cõi vĩnh hằng của Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (relative pronoun)

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should read/recite’

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should hear’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• श्रावयेत्: should make (others) hear
• श्रावयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) (णिच् causative: श्रावय)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): ‘should cause to hear/recite to others’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (or)

• समाहितः: attentive; composed
• समाहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of the doer): ‘collected/attentive’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (correlative pronoun)

• लोकम्: world; realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (goal attained)

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of लोकम्): ‘eternal’

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive): ‘of Viṣṇu’

• याति: goes; attains
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• निर्द्ध्रूतकल्मषः: having cast off sins
• निर्द्ध्रूतकल्मषः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + ध्रू (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: ‘निर्द्ध्रूत-कल्मष’ (whose sin has been shaken off); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सः)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the phala-śruti of the section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It states the phala (spiritual fruit) of engaging with the text—reciting, hearing, or facilitating recitation—namely purification from kalmaṣa (sin/impurity) and attainment of Viṣṇu’s eternal abode.

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

It highlights bhakti practices centered on nāma–kathā engagement: attentive listening (śravaṇa) and recitation (pāṭha). Even supporting others to hear (śrāvayet) is treated as a devotional act leading toward Viṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes disciplined oral transmission—listening and recitation with samādhāna (focused attention)—a practical takeaway aligned with śikṣā (proper recitation/oral culture), though it is primarily a bhakti-oriented phalaśruti rather than a technical Vedāṅga instruction.