Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Viṣṇor Māhātmya

Devanagari script

हरिभक्तिरसास्वादमुदिता ये नरोत्तमाः । नमस्करोम्यहं तेभ्यो यत्सङ्गान्मुक्तिभाग्नरः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

haribhaktirasāsvādamuditā ye narottamāḥ | namaskaromyahaṃ tebhyo yatsaṅgānmuktibhāgnaraḥ || 3 ||

Translation

Ich verneige mich vor jenen Besten der Menschen, die sich daran erfreuen, den nektargleichen Rasa der Bhakti zu Hari zu kosten; denn durch ihre Gemeinschaft wird man teilhaft der Befreiung (Mukti).

Word by Word

• हरि-भक्ति-रस-आस्वाद-मुदिताः: delighted by tasting the nectar of devotion to Hari
• हरि-भक्ति-रस-आस्वाद-मुदिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्वाद (प्रातिपदिक) + मुदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी-आधारित: हरिभक्तेः रसः; तस्य आस्वादः; तेन मुदिताः); ‘muditāḥ’ = भूतकृदन्त (क्त) from √मुद्

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः (relative pronoun)

• नर-उत्तमाः: best of men
• नर-उत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (उत्तमाः नराः)

• नमस्करोमि: I bow / I offer salutations
• नमस्करोमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: √कृ with उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद ‘नमस्’ (denominative-like usage: ‘to make salutation’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन; दान/सम्प्रदानार्थ

• यत्-सङ्गात्: from whose association
• यत्-सङ्गात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यस्य सङ्गः)

• मुक्ति-भाग्: a sharer of liberation
• मुक्ति-भाग्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुक्तेः भागी); ‘भाग्’ = ‘partaker’

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that honoring and associating with devotees who delight in Hari-bhakti is itself a direct cause of spiritual upliftment, because satsanga transmits devotion and leads toward moksha.

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

Bhakti is presented as a lived spiritual “rasa” to be relished; those who truly taste it become exemplary, and their presence awakens devotion in others—making liberation attainable through devotion-centered association.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—seeking satsanga and offering reverence to Vaiṣṇava devotees as a daily sādhana.