Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सर्वदेवस्तुतोऽभीक्ष्णं विमानवरमास्थितः । अथ फाल्गुनशुक्लाया द्वितीयायां द्विजोत्तमः ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

sarvadevastuto'bhīkṣṇaṃ vimānavaramāsthitaḥ | atha phālgunaśuklāyā dvitīyāyāṃ dvijottamaḥ || 29 ||

Translation

وكانت الآلهة جميعًا تسبّحه على الدوام، فاعتلى فيمانًا سماويًّا فائقًا. ثم، يا خيرَ ذوي الميلادين، في اليوم القمري الثاني من النصف المضيء من شهر فالغونا…

Word by Word

• सर्वदेवस्तुतः: praised by all the gods
• सर्वदेवस्तुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-देव-स्तुत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + देव + स्तुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वदेवानां स्तुतः = praised by all gods)

• अभीक्ष्णम्: repeatedly, constantly
• अभीक्ष्णम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभीक्ष्ण (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विमानवरम्: the excellent aerial car (vimāna)
• विमानवरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान-वर (प्रातिपदिक; विमान + वर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (वरं विमानम्)

• आस्थितः: having mounted/occupied
• आस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—स्थित/आरूढ (having mounted/occupied)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• फाल्गुनशुक्लायाः: of the bright (fortnight) of Phālguna
• फाल्गुनशुक्लायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फाल्गुन-शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक; फाल्गुन + शुक्ला)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (फाल्गुनस्य शुक्ला = the bright fortnight of Phālguna)

• द्वितीयायाम्: on the second (tithi)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the second lunar day)

• द्विजोत्तमः: the best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विजोत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Anukramanika-style summary section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It marks a divinely sanctioned transition in the narrative: being praised by the devas and ascending a vimāna indicates honor, purity of merit, and a higher (celestial) movement of the story tied to sacred time (tithi).

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

While not directly prescribing a bhakti-sādhana, it highlights deva-stuti (praise) as a recurring Purāṇic motif: sincere glorification accompanies auspicious outcomes and signals divine approval in the unfolding account.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It uses calendrical precision—Phālguna, Śukla pakṣa, and Dvitīyā tithi—reflecting Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning commonly employed in Purāṇic ritual timing and vrata scheduling.