Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers

Devanagari script

हरिपूजापराणां तु हरिरेव सनातनः । ददाति परमं श्रेयः सर्वकामफलमप्रदः ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

haripūjāparāṇāṃ tu harireva sanātanaḥ | dadāti paramaṃ śreyaḥ sarvakāmaphalamapradaḥ || 85 ||

Translation

হরিপূজায় নিবিষ্টদের জন্য সনাতন হরিই পরম শ্রেয় দান করেন; তিনি ন্যায়সঙ্গত কামনার ফল কখনও রোধ করেন না।

Word by Word

• हरिपूजापराणाम्: of those devoted to worship of Hari
• हरिपूजापराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-पूजा-पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); समास: हरिपूजायां पराः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष) ‘devoted to Hari-worship’

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण (indeed)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अवधारण (only/indeed)

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘हरिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → ददाति
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘श्रेयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• श्रेयः: the highest good
• श्रेयः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वकामफलम्: the fruit of all desires
• सर्वकामफलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-काम-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समास: सर्वेषां कामानां फलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अप्रदः: not-giving (i.e., not withholding; lit. ‘non-giver’)
• अप्रदः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रद’ from प्र-दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग ‘अ’ (negation); ‘हरिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Hari-bhakti/dharma instruction flow)

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 asserts Hari as the sole, eternal giver of both the highest spiritual good (parama śreyas) and the legitimate fruits of human aims, placing Vishnu-bhakti at the center of welfare and liberation.

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

Bhakti is presented as single-pointed dedication to Hari’s worship, where the devotee relies on Hari alone as the responsive bestower—linking devotion with both inner uplift and fulfilled aims.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly taught in this shloka; the practical takeaway is the ritual-principle of phala (results) being rooted in the deity—here, Hari as the assured giver of worship’s outcome.