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Shloka 33

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच / यन्नामधेयश्रवणानुकीर्तनात्स्वाद्वन्यतत्त्वं मम नास्ति विष्णो / पुनीह्यतश्चैव परोवरायान्यज्जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते नाम तस्य

Transliteration

nārada uvāca / yannāmadheyaśravaṇānukīrtanātsvādvanyatattvaṃ mama nāsti viṣṇo / punīhyataścaiva parovarāyānyajjihvāgre vartate nāma tasya

Translation

Nārada sprach: O Viṣṇu, durch das Hören und wiederholte Besingen Seines Namens bleibt mir keine süßere Wahrheit als diese. Darum reinige mich ganz, damit der Name jenes Höchsten—jenseits von Höherem und Niederem—auf der Spitze meiner Zunge weile.

Word by Word
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
यत्from which
यत्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग (relative)
नामधेय-श्रवण-अनुकीर्तनात्from hearing and chanting of the Name
नामधेय-श्रवण-अनुकीर्तनात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootनामधेय (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (निर्देश/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः)
स्वात्from my own (self)
स्वात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘स्व’ = self/one’s own
अन्य-तत्त्वम्any other principle/thing
अन्य-तत्त्वम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास
ममof me / for me
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
नnot
न:
Negation (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negative particle)
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
विष्णोO Vishnu
विष्णो:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
पुनीहिpurify (me)
पुनीहि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अतःtherefore
अतः:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थ (therefore/from this)
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Emphasis (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
परोवरायto (the one beyond) high and low / to the supreme
परोवराय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootपरोवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘पर+अवर’ = higher and lower
अन्यत्anything else
अन्यत्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अन्यत्’ = something else
जिह्वा-अग्रेon the tip of the tongue
जिह्वा-अग्रे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी)
वर्ततेabides/is present
वर्तते:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
नामthe name
नाम:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
तस्यof him/of that (Lord)
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
Speaker

Narada (Nārada)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-śravaṇa and nāma-kīrtana as supreme sweetness and purifier; aspiration for constant nāma on the tongue.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma as upāya (means) and śuddhi-kāraka; the Supreme transcends para/apara distinctions yet is approachable through devotion.

Application: Establish daily nāma-japa/kīrtana; guard speech; begin and end the day with Hari-nāma so it naturally ‘abides on the tongue’.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: divine assembly

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.7.31 (prayer to remove kubuddhi); Garuda Purana 3.7.34 (Hari-nāma as criterion of true brahminhood)

Characters & Entities
N
Narada
V
Vishnu

FAQs

This verse presents śravaṇa (hearing) and anukīrtana (repeated chanting) of the Lord’s Name as a uniquely sweet and superior spiritual truth that purifies the devotee and anchors devotion.

Narada asks for inner purification so that the Lord’s Name naturally stays on the tongue; the implied path is sustained remembrance through sound (nāma), which refines consciousness and supports liberation-oriented devotion.

Build a daily routine of listening to and reciting a Vishnu mantra or nāma (e.g., Vishnu Sahasranama or simple nāma-japa) with sincerity, aiming for steady remembrance rather than occasional ritual alone.

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