Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
कृतार्थोऽस्मि कृतार्थोऽस्मि कृतार्थोऽस्मि न संशयः । तस्मात्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं नमोनमः ॥ १२ ॥
kṛtārtho'smi kṛtārtho'smi kṛtārtho'smi na saṃśayaḥ | tasmāttubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ namonamaḥ || 12 ||
Ich habe mein Ziel erreicht—ja, ich habe es erreicht; ich habe es erreicht, ohne Zweifel. Darum verneige ich mich vor Dir; vor Dir; vor Dir; vor Dir—immer wieder, meine Ehrerbietung.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It expresses complete inner fulfillment after receiving liberating instruction, and seals that realization with repeated namaskāra—an act of surrender, gratitude, and humility that stabilizes spiritual insight.
Bhakti here is shown as wholehearted reverence: the devotee, feeling “my purpose is fulfilled,” repeatedly bows to the revered teacher/deity, indicating dependence on grace and a softened ego—central to Vishnu-bhakti culture in the Purana.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is liturgical usage—repetition (japa-like emphasis) in stuti/namaskāra as a devotional and ritual speech-form.