Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

विमानवरमास्थाय देहांते विष्णुलोकभाक् ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

vimānavaramāsthāya dehāṃte viṣṇulokabhāk || 66 ||

Translation

Am Ende des Körpers (d. h. beim Tod), nachdem er ein vortreffliches himmlisches Vimāna bestiegen hat, wird er ein Bewohner der Welt Viṣṇus (Viṣṇuloka).

Word by Word

• विमानवरम्: the excellent aerial car
• विमानवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वरं विमानम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having mounted
• आस्थाय: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) उपसर्गः आ-
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having mounted/ascended’

• देहान्ते: at the end of the body (at death)
• देहान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देहस्य अन्तः); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• विष्णुलोकभाक्: attaining Vishnu’s world
• विष्णुलोकभाक्: Karta (कर्ता; कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णुलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + भाज् (धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विष्णोः लोकः); ‘भाक्’ = क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भाज् धातोः), पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक विशेषणम् (one who partakes/obtains)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Daśamī-vrata (contextual)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It states the phala (spiritual result) that a qualified devotee gains at life’s end—divine conveyance and residence in Viṣṇu’s realm—signifying liberation-oriented proximity to the Lord.

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

By emphasizing Viṣṇu-loka as the culminating fruit, it frames devotion as a direct, grace-oriented path where remembrance and service to Viṣṇu mature into post-mortem divine attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it functions as a results statement (phala-śruti) reinforcing the intended outcome of prescribed dharma and Viṣṇu-bhakti.