Shloka 44.22-23Unverified draft
इदमाख्यानमव्यग्रो गङ्गावतरणं शुभम्।।1.44.22।। यश्शृणोति च काकुत्स्थ सर्वान् कामानवाप्नुयात्। सर्वे पापा: प्रणश्यन्ति आयु: कीर्तिश्च वर्धते।।1.44.23।।
Meaning
Kakutstha, whoever listens attentively to this auspicious account of Ganga's descent shall obtain all desires; all sins are destroyed, and life and fame increase.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.44.22
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| idam ākhyānam avyagraḥ | इदम् आख्यानम् अव्यग्रः | this narrative, with undistracted mind | Accusative / Accusative / Nominative |
| gaṅgā-avataraṇam śubham | गङ्गा-अवतरणम् शुभम् | the auspicious descent of Ganga | Accusative singular |
Shloka 1.44.23
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| yaḥ śṛṇoti ca kākutstha | यः शृणोति च काकुत्स्थ | and he who hears, O descendant of Kakutstha | Nominative / Verb (present) / Vocative |
| sarvān kāmān avāpnuyāt | सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्नुयात् | shall obtain all desires | Accusative plural / Verb (optative) |
| sarve pāpāḥ praṇaśyanti | सर्वे पापाः प्रणश्यन्ति | all sins perish | Nominative plural / Verb (present) |
| āyuḥ kīrtiḥ ca vardhate | आयुः कीर्तिः च वर्धते | and life and fame increase | Nominative / Nominative / Verb (present) |
Reference: 1.44.22-23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa