Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 36

The Sumanā Narrative: Vaiṣṇava Hospitality, Āṣāḍha Śukla Ekādaśī, and the Rise to Brāhmaṇahood

Devanagari script

तस्मादाराध्य गोविन्दं नारायणमनामयम् । प्राप्स्यसि त्वं परं स्थानं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्

Transliteration

tasmādārādhya govindaṃ nārāyaṇamanāmayam | prāpsyasi tvaṃ paraṃ sthānaṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

Translation

অতএব গোবিন্দ—নিরাময় নারায়ণ প্রভুর—আরাধনা কর; তুমি পরম ধাম, বিষ্ণুর পরম পদ লাভ করবে।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Apadana/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (तद्), Ablative (5th; पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); causal sense 'therefore/from that'

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण) / prior action
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त; अव्ययभाव), from √राध् with prefix आ-; 'having worshipped'

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (कर्म) / object of आराध्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म) / appositional object
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to गोविन्दम्

• अनामयम्: free from disease, flawless
• अनामयम्: Karma (कर्म) / qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying नारायणम्

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया) / main verb
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता) / subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (युष्मद्), Nominative (1st; प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म) / qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying स्थानम्

• स्थानम्: abode, place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म) / object of प्राप्स्यसि
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म) / qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying पदम्

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / genitive relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th; षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• परमम्: highest
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म) / qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying पदम्

• पदम्: state, abode, step (here: supreme abode)
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म) / object (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to स्थानम्

Speaker

Unspecified (context needed to identify the dialogue speaker reliably)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मादाराध्य=तस्मात्+आराध्य; नारायणमनामयम्=नारायणम्+अनामयम्; तद्विष्णोः=तत्+विष्णोः

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Nārāyaṇa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

It presents worship (ārādhana) of Govinda/Nārāyaṇa as the direct means to reach the supreme goal (paramaṃ padam), framing devotion as a liberating practice.

What is meant by “Viṣṇu’s supreme abode” (viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam)?

It denotes the highest spiritual destination associated with Viṣṇu—an ultimate, transcendent state/realm attained through devotion and divine grace.

What ethical or practical lesson does this verse teach?

It encourages steadfast devotion to the divine as the priority of life, implying that spiritual effort directed toward the highest good yields the highest attainment.