Shloka 6

Yama-vilāpana

The Lamentation Concerning Yama

Devanagari script

अप्रमेयो जनो नीतो वैष्णवं हरिवल्लभम् । आरोपयित्वा गरुडे कृत्वा रूपं चतुर्भुजम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

aprameyo jano nīto vaiṣṇavaṃ harivallabham | āropayitvā garuḍe kṛtvā rūpaṃ caturbhujam || 6 ||

Translation

অপ্রমেয় ভগবান সেই জনকে হরি-প্রিয় বৈষ্ণব ধামে নিয়ে গেলেন; গরুড়ের উপর আরূঢ় করে তাকে চতুর্ভুজ রূপ দান করলেন।

Word by Word

• अप्रमेयः: immeasurable, incomparable
• अप्रमेयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रमेय (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- + प्रमेय (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• जनः: the person
• जनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नीतः: was led/brought
• नीतः: Karma (कर्म/Object) (of implied agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava, devoted to Viṣṇu
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हरिवल्लभम्: beloved of Hari
• हरिवल्लभम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): हरिणः वल्लभः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to वैष्णवम्/जनम्)

• आरोपयित्वा: having mounted/placed (him)
• आरोपयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्/रोपय् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• गरुडे: on Garuḍa
• गरुडे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (numeral determinative): चत्वारः भुजाः यस्य/यत्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to रूपम्)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage; narrator voice within Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Garuḍa

FAQs

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

It depicts the culmination of divine grace: the devotee is escorted to the Vaishnava abode and is transformed into a form fit for proximity to Hari—signifying liberation with divine likeness (sārūpya) and divine conveyance (Garuḍa).

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

Bhakti is shown as personally answered by Hari: the Lord Himself leads the devotee, grants entry into the Vaishnava sphere, and bestows a four-armed form—implying that devotion results not merely in merit but in intimate divine acceptance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the focus is theological—Vaishnava moksha imagery (Garuḍa, caturbhuja form) used in Purāṇic instruction.