Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

आरामकारका राजन्देवतागृहकारिणः । तडागग्रामकर्त्तारः पूज्यन्ते हरिणा सह ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

ārāmakārakā rājandevatāgṛhakāriṇaḥ | taḍāgagrāmakarttāraḥ pūjyante hariṇā saha || 20 ||

Translation

أيها الملك، صانعو البساتين المبهجة، وبُنّاةُ معابد الآلهة، ومن يُنشئون البرك ويُقيمون القرى—يُكرَّمون مع هَري (فيشنو).

Word by Word

• आरामकारकाः: makers of gardens
• आरामकारकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराम + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आरामस्य कारकाः)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवतागृहकारिणः: builders of temples (houses of deities)
• देवतागृहकारिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता + गृह + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवतायाः गृहस्य कारिणः)

• तडागग्रामकर्त्तारः: makers of ponds and villages
• तडागग्रामकर्त्तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तडाग + ग्राम + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (तडागकर्त्तारः च ग्रामकर्त्तारः च)

• पूज्यन्ते: are worshipped/honoured
• पूज्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• हरिणा: by Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/सह-योगे (postposition), ‘with’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed to a king within the discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that public-benefit works—gardens, temples, water-reservoirs, and village foundations—become acts of dharma that earn divine honor, culminating in association with Hari (Vishnu).

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

Bhakti is expressed here as service offered to the world in a Vishnu-centered way: supporting worship (temples) and sustaining life (water, settlements, groves) is treated as honoring Hari Himself.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It primarily reflects Dharma-śāstric application (ritual merit through dāna and public works) rather than a technical Vedanga; the practical takeaway is that temple construction and waterworks are high-merit, Vishnu-oriented acts.