Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

नमस्ते सर्वभूताय घण्टाहस्ताय ते नमः । नमः पञ्चास्यदेवाय क्षेत्राणां पतये नमः ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

namaste sarvabhūtāya ghaṇṭāhastāya te namaḥ | namaḥ pañcāsyadevāya kṣetrāṇāṃ pataye namaḥ || 84 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung Dir, der in allen Wesen gegenwärtig ist; Ehrerbietung Dir, der die Glocke in der Hand hält. Ehrerbietung dem fünfgesichtigen Herrn; Ehrerbietung dem Herrn der heiligen kṣetra (Tīrthas, Tempel und Heiligtümer).

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation, homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; indeclinable-like usage as salutation noun

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun

• सर्वभूताय: to the all-beings (all-pervading being)
• सर्वभूताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case, Dative), एकवचन; ‘to the one who is all beings’

• घण्टाहस्ताय: to the one with a bell in hand
• घण्टाहस्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा-हस्त (प्रातिपदिक; घण्टा + हस्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case, Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘bell-in-hand’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th case, Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; salutation noun

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• पञ्चास्यदेवाय: to the five-faced god
• पञ्चास्यदेवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-अस्य-देव (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + अस्य + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case, Dative), एकवचन; ‘five-faced deity’ (पञ्चास्य = पञ्च + आस्य)

• क्षेत्राणाम्: of the fields/holy places
• क्षेत्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case, Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case, Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Narada Purana (hymnic salutation addressed to a deity)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pañcāsya Deva (five-faced Lord, commonly identified with Shiva)

FAQs

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

It is a verse of reverential surrender (namaskāra) that recognizes the deity as all-pervading, ritually iconographic (bell-in-hand), and as the presiding lord of kṣetras—affirming protection, sanctity, and devotion-centered approach to worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through repeated salutations (namaḥ) and recognition of divine immanence in all beings (sarvabhūta), cultivating humility, remembrance, and temple-centered reverence (kṣetra-pati).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the verse functions as a stotra/namaskāra used in pūjā and kṣetra-worship, aligning devotional recitation with correct liturgical address and iconographic identification.