Shloka 4

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Devanagari script

तुषारप्रतिमं शुद्धं शंखचक्रगदाधरम् । सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तं पुंडरीकायतेक्षणम् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

tuṣārapratimaṃ śuddhaṃ śaṃkhacakragadādharam | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ puṃḍarīkāyatekṣaṇam || 4 ||

Translation

তেওঁ তুষাৰ সদৃশ উজ্জ্বল আৰু শুদ্ধ, শঙ্খ-চক্ৰ-গদা ধাৰণকাৰী; সকলো মঙ্গল লক্ষণেৰে যুক্ত, আৰু পদ্মপত্ৰ সদৃশ দীঘল নয়নবিশিষ্ট ॥৪॥

Word by Word

• तुषार-प्रतिमम्: snow-like; resembling frost
• तुषार-प्रतिमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुषार (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: तुषारस्य प्रतिमः (like snow)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंख-चक्र-गदा-धरम्: bearing conch, discus, and mace
• शंख-चक्र-गदा-धरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ ‘to hold’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: शंखं चक्रं गदां च धरति इति (bearing conch, discus, and mace)

• सर्व-लक्षण-संयुक्तम्: endowed with all auspicious marks
• सर्व-लक्षण-संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: सर्वैः लक्षणैः संयुक्तम् (endowed with all marks)

• पुण्डरीक-आयत-ईक्षणम्: lotus-long-eyed
• पुण्डरीक-आयत-ईक्षणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक) + आयत (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: पुण्डरीकवत् आयते ईक्षणे यस्य सः (one whose eyes are long like lotuses)

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It gives a dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditative description) of Lord Viṣṇu—purity, auspicious marks, and divine attributes—so the devotee can fix the mind on a clear, sattvic form during worship.

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

By describing Viṣṇu’s recognizable emblems (śaṅkha, cakra, gadā) and auspicious features, it supports personal devotion through form-based contemplation (saguṇa-upāsanā), strengthening remembrance and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily śikṣā/recitation and ritual practice: the verse functions as a dhyāna-śloka used before pūjā or japa to stabilize pronunciation, attention, and visualization; it is not a technical exposition of jyotiṣa or vyākaraṇa in itself.