Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

सम्पूज्य गन्धकुसुमैर्विष्णुं विष्णुतिथौ नृप । जन्मायुतार्जितैः पापैर्मुक्तो व्रजति तत्पदम् ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

sampūjya gandhakusumairviṣṇuṃ viṣṇutithau nṛpa | janmāyutārjitaiḥ pāpairmukto vrajati tatpadam || 59 ||

Translation

O König, wer Viṣṇu an Viṣṇus heiligem Tithi ordnungsgemäß mit Düften und Blumen verehrt, wird von Sünden befreit, die über Zehntausende von Geburten angesammelt wurden, und gelangt zu Seiner höchsten Wohnstatt.

Word by Word

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• गन्ध-कुसुमैः: with perfumes and flowers
• गन्ध-कुसुमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara: ‘गन्धाश्च कुसुमानि च’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• विष्णु-तिथौ: on Viṣṇu’s tithi (sacred lunar day)
• विष्णु-तिथौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विष्णोः तिथिः’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जन्म-अयुत-अर्जितैः: earned over ten-thousand births
• जन्म-अयुत-अर्जितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्जित (कृदन्त, √अर्ज्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रृंखला), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पापैः: from sins
• पापैः: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त, √मुच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्रजति: goes/attains
• व्रजति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्-पदम्: that abode/state
• तत्-पदम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘तस्य पदम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed to a king in the narrative style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere worship of Viṣṇu on His sacred lunar day (Viṣṇu-tithi) has immense purifying power—destroying even long-accumulated sins—and culminates in attaining Viṣṇu’s abode (tat-pada).

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and effective: offering simple, heartfelt upacāras like fragrance and flowers to Viṣṇu on an auspicious tithi leads to inner purification and the highest goal, not merely worldly merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly relies on Jyotiṣa (the Vedāṅga of calendrics/astronomy) through the concept of tithi selection—timing worship according to a Viṣṇu-specific lunar day for enhanced spiritual fruit.