Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

नमस्ते ध्यानसंस्थाय ध्यानगम्याय ते नमः । येनेदं विश्वमखिलं चराचरविराजितम् ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

namaste dhyānasaṃsthāya dhyānagamyāya te namaḥ | yenedaṃ viśvamakhilaṃ carācaravirājitam || 88 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung Dir, der du in Samādhi verweilst; Ehrerbietung Dir, der du durch Samādhi erreichbar bist. Durch Dich erstrahlt das ganze Universum, das Bewegliche wie das Unbewegliche.

Word by Word

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

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

• ध्यानसंस्थाय: to the one established in meditation
• ध्यानसंस्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान-संस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; ध्यान + संस्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; ‘established in meditation’

• ध्यानगम्याय: to the one attainable by meditation
• ध्यानगम्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान-गम्य (प्रातिपदिक; ध्यान + गम्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; गम्य = √गम् (धातु) + यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive/यत्-कृदन्त), ‘to be reached by meditation’

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

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

• येन: by whom/through whom
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case, Instrumental), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here with verb implied ‘is’ as object/subject of description

• विश्वम्: universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अखिलम्: entire, whole
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying विश्वम्

• चराचरविराजितम्: adorned with the moving and the unmoving
• चराचरविराजितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर-अचर-विराजित (प्रातिपदिक; चर + अचर + विराजित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विराजित = √राज् (धातु) + क्त (past passive participle), ‘adorned/illuminated’; compound ‘with moving and unmoving (beings)’

Speaker

Narada (offering a hymn of salutation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme (Vishnu) as both absorbed in meditation and knowable through meditation, affirming Him as the luminous cause by which all creation—mobile and immobile—shines.

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

Bhakti here takes the form of reverent praise (namas) joined with dhyāna: devotion matures into contemplative remembrance, by which the devotee approaches the Lord who pervades and beautifies the whole universe.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes yogic-dhyāna as a practical discipline rather than a Vedanga topic; its key takeaway is the method of mental focus (dhyāna) as a means to realize the Supreme.