Shloka 13
Brahmavākya
Brahmā’s Pronouncement on Hari-nāma and the Non-punishability of Viṣṇu’s Devotees
एवं हि पापकर्तारः प्रणता ये जनार्दने । कथं संयमिता तेषां बाल्याद्भास्करनंदन ॥ १३ ॥
evaṃ hi pāpakartāraḥ praṇatā ye janārdane | kathaṃ saṃyamitā teṣāṃ bālyādbhāskaranaṃdana || 13 ||
Quả thật, những ai đã tạo tội nhưng đã cúi đầu trước Janārdana—làm sao nơi họ lại không khởi sinh sự tiết chế và tự chủ từ thuở ấu thơ trở đi, hỡi con của Bhāskara?
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse asserts that even a sinner, once genuinely surrendered to Janārdana (Vishnu), naturally becomes disciplined—devotion itself acts as a purifier that reforms character.
It presents bhakti as transformative: bowing to Vishnu is not merely a ritual gesture, but an inner turning that generates saṃyama (self-control) and steady dharmic living.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught; the practical takeaway is ethical saṃyama—regulated conduct and restraint as a lived outcome of Vishnu-bhakti rather than as mere external rule-following.