Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation

Devanagari script

चतुर्भिः साधनैरेभिर्विशुद्धमतिरुच्यते । सर्वगं भावयेद्विष्णुं सर्वभूतदयापरः ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhiḥ sādhanairebhirviśuddhamatirucyate | sarvagaṃ bhāvayedviṣṇuṃ sarvabhūtadayāparaḥ || 53 ||

Translation

Durch diese vier Übungen, so heißt es, wird die Einsicht geläutert. In Mitgefühl zu allen Wesen soll man Vishnu betrachten, den allgegenwärtigen Herrn.

Word by Word

• चतुर्भिः: by four
• चतुर्भिः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective

• साधनैः: by means (practices)
• साधनैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• विशुद्ध-मतिḥ: pure understanding (pure-mindedness)
• विशुद्ध-मतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘विशुद्धा मति:’

• उच्यते: is said / is called
• उच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सर्वगम्: all-pervading
• सर्वगम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वं गच्छति/व्याप्नोति’ = all-pervading

• भावयेत्: should contemplate / should cultivate (in mind)
• भावयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) [णिच् causative: भावय-]
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• सर्वभूतदयापरः: devoted to compassion for all beings
• सर्वभूतदयापरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + दया (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); multi-member तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वभूतेषु दयायां परः’ = devoted to compassion toward all beings

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)

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 links inner purification (viśuddha-mati) to disciplined practice and culminates in Vishnu-centered contemplation grounded in universal compassion, presenting bhakti as both devotion and ethical transformation.

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

Bhakti here is not only remembrance of Vishnu but sustained bhāvana of the all-pervading Lord, supported by dayā toward all beings—showing devotion expressed as inclusive, non-harming conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Shiksha) is directly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sadhana-based mental cultivation (bhāvana) and ethical discipline (dayā) as prerequisites for steady devotion.