Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta

Devanagari script

वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मो धर्मैस्तुष्यति केशवः । तस्माद्धर्मपरा यांति तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

vedapraṇihito dharmo dharmaistuṣyati keśavaḥ | tasmāddharmaparā yāṃti tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam || 62 ||

Translation

الدارما هي ما تأمر به الفيدات؛ وبمثل هذه الأعمال الدارمية يرضى كيشافا. لذلك فإن المخلصين للدارما يبلغون المقام الأسمى لفيشنو.

Word by Word

• वेद-प्रणिहितः: enjoined/established by the Veda
• वेद-प्रणिहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘धर्मः’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणिहित (कृदन्त; √धा/√हि-प्रणि, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; समासः षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (वेदे/वेदेन प्रणिहितः)

• धर्मः: dharma, righteous duty
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• धर्मैः: by/through dharmas (righteous acts)
• धर्मैः: Karaṇa (करण) / Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तुष्यति: is pleased
• तुष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• केशवः: Keshava (Vishnu)
• केशवः: Karta (कर्ता) of ‘तुष्यति’
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु) / Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक-निपात (ablatival adverb) = ‘therefore/from that’

• धर्म-पराः: those devoted to dharma
• धर्म-पराः: Karta (कर्ता) of ‘यान्ति’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (धर्मे पराः = devoted to dharma)

• यान्ति: go, attain
• यान्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘पदम्’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘पदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘पदम्’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘पदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• पदम्: abode, state, place
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म) of ‘यान्ति’
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Keshava

FAQs

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

It defines true dharma as Veda-authorized conduct and states its fruit: pleasing Keśava and reaching Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (parama padam), linking ethical-religious life directly to liberation.

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

Bhakti here is shown as devotion expressed through obedience to Veda-based dharma—when one lives and acts in alignment with sacred injunctions, Keśava is pleased, and that divine pleasure becomes the cause for attaining Viṣṇu’s highest state.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the principle of determining dharma from Vedic authority—practically relying on correct understanding of Vedic injunctions as preserved through disciplines like Vyākaraṇa (accurate wording/meaning) and Kalpa (ritual and conduct manuals) to ensure actions are truly ‘veda-praṇihita’.