Shloka 2

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीभर्ताजगन्नाथोह्यशेषाघौघनाशनः । कर्मणा केन स प्रीतो भवेद्यः सचराचरः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

lakṣmībhartājagannāthohyaśeṣāghaughanāśanaḥ | karmaṇā kena sa prīto bhavedyaḥ sacarācaraḥ || 2 ||

Translation

লক্ষ্মীপতি জগন্নাথ, যিনি সকল পাপসমষ্টি বিনাশ করেন এবং চরাচরে ব্যাপ্ত—তিনি কোন কর্মে প্রসন্ন হন?

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मीभर्ता: the husband of Lakshmi
• लक्ष्मीभर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी-भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लक्ष्म्याः भर्ता)

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Upapada (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• अशेषाघौघनाशनः: destroyer of the entire mass of sins
• अशेषाघौघनाशनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष-अघ-ओघ-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: अशेषाणाम् अघानाम् ओघस्य नाशनः; ‘(सः)’ इति विशेषणम्

• कर्मणा: by what act/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• केन: by which (what)
• केन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु) → प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘सः’ इति विशेषणम्

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• सचराचरः: (the one) with all moving and non-moving (beings)
• सचराचरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर-अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (चरः च अचरः च) ‘यः’ इति विशेषणम्; ‘स-’ उपसर्गः = सहित (with)

Speaker

Narada (questioning in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Praise of the all-pervading, sin-destroying Lord culminates in an earnest inquiry about the action that pleases Him."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi
• Jagannatha
• Narada

FAQs

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

The verse frames the central soteriological question of the Purana: which form of karma (religious action) truly pleases Vishnu—Jagannatha—who alone can eradicate the entire mass of sin and uplift all beings.

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

By calling Vishnu the universal Lord and sin-destroyer, the verse implies that actions become spiritually effective when performed as offerings to him—karma aligned with devotion rather than mere ritualism.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to karma-kāṇḍa discernment—choosing the correct rite and method (vidhi) to please the deity—an applied concern connected with Kalpa (ritual procedure) rather than technical astrology or grammar.