Shloka 28

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा कृष्णांगसंभूते ब्रह्मतेजोमयं परम् । न्यग्रोधाकृतिकं विष्णुं प्रणिपत्य च वैधसि ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇāṃgasaṃbhūte brahmatejomayaṃ param | nyagrodhākṛtikaṃ viṣṇuṃ praṇipatya ca vaidhasi || 28 ||

Translation

কৃষ্ণের অঙ্গ থেকে উদ্ভূত, ব্রহ্ম-তেজে পরিপূর্ণ, বটরূপে প্রকাশিত পরম বিষ্ণুকে দেখে বৈধসী ব্রহ্মা সাষ্টাঙ্গ প্রণাম করলেন।

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• कृष्ण-अङ्ग-सम्भूते: in/with (him) born from Krishna’s body
• कृष्ण-अङ्ग-सम्भूते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; locus/qualifier of ‘विष्णुम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (सम्√भू धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc. sg.); समासः: ‘कृष्णस्य अङ्गात् सम्भूतः’ (ablative/genitive sense in compound)

• ब्रह्म-तेजः-मयम्: filled with Brahmic radiance
• ब्रह्म-तेजः-मयम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier of ‘विष्णुम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः ‘ब्रह्मतेजसा मयः/पूर्णः’

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.); ‘विष्णुम्’ विशेषणम्

• न्यग्रोध-आकृतिकम्: having the form of a banyan
• न्यग्रोध-आकृतिकम्: Karma (कर्म; qualifier of ‘विष्णुम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यग्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः ‘न्यग्रोधस्य आकृतिः यस्य’ (form like a banyan)

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म; object of ‘दृष्ट्वा/प्रणिपत्य’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc. sg.)

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नि√पत् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वैधसि: in/with regard to the Creator (Brahmā)
• वैधसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; in the context/realm of Brahmā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधस (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा-पर्याय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (Loc. sg.); ‘वैधसे (ब्रह्मणि) स्थिते/समये’ इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Tirtha-Mahatmya discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that even Brahmā recognizes Viṣṇu as the Supreme Reality—radiant with brahmatejas—and responds with praṇipāta (humble surrender), presenting devotion as the proper response to divine darśana.

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

Bhakti is shown through direct reverence: upon beholding Viṣṇu’s extraordinary manifestation, Brahmā immediately bows down, teaching that true knowledge culminates in humility, worship, and surrender to Hari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse implicitly emphasizes śikṣā and vyākaraṇa-style precision in sacred naming and epithets (e.g., nyagrodha, brahmatejas, vaidhasi), but it does not present a technical Vedāṅga rule or ritual procedure directly.