Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Śrāddha-prayoga: Niyama, Brāhmaṇa-parīkṣā, Kutapa-kāla, Tithi-nyāya, and Vaiṣṇava-phala

Devanagari script

नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां योगचजक्षुषाम् । एवं पितॄन्नमस्कृत्य नारायण परायणः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

namasyāmi sadā teṣāṃ dhyānināṃ yogacajakṣuṣām | evaṃ pitṝnnamaskṛtya nārāyaṇa parāyaṇaḥ || 60 ||

Translation

Stets verneige ich mich vor jenen Meditierenden, die das yogische Auge besitzen. So, nachdem er den Pitṛs Ehrerbietung erwiesen hat, schreitet der ganz auf Nārāyaṇa Ausgerichtete weiter, mit einspitzigem Zufluchtnehmen in Ihm.

Word by Word

• नमस्यामि: I bow; I pay homage
• नमस्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-य (धातु; नमस् + य)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्यानिनाम्: of the meditators
• ध्यानिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; (ध्यानशीलाः)

• योगज-चक्षुषाम्: of those with vision born of yoga
• योगज-चक्षुषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगज-चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक; योगज + चक्षुस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (योगजं चक्षुः येषाम्)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• पितॄन्: the ancestors
• पितॄन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed to
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having saluted’

• नारायण-परायणः: one devoted to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण-परायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-परायण (प्रातिपदिक; नारायण + परायण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समास (नारायणः परायणं यस्य/नारायणे परायणः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It links three pillars of inner life: reverence to realized meditators, proper honoring of the Pitṛs, and unwavering refuge in Nārāyaṇa—showing that devotion is strengthened by humility and dharmic gratitude.

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

Bhakti is presented as nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇatā—exclusive orientation to Nārāyaṇa—while still fulfilling dharmic duties like honoring the ancestors, making devotion both single-minded and righteous.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual propriety is implied through Pitṛ-namaskāra (ancestral homage), which aligns with Kalpa (ritual procedure) in the Vedāṅga framework, even though no technical rule is explicitly stated.