Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Viṣṇor Māhātmya

Devanagari script

यः पूजयेज्जगन्नाथमेकाकी विगतस्पृहः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः प्रयाति परमं पदम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

yaḥ pūjayejjagannāthamekākī vigataspṛhaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ prayāti paramaṃ padam || 45 ||

Translation

Wer Jagannātha in Einsamkeit verehrt, frei von Verlangen, wird von allen Sünden gelöst und gelangt zur höchsten Wohnstatt.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगत्-नाथम्: the Lord of the world
• जगत्-नाथम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• एकाकी: alone
• एकाकी: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• विगत-स्पृहः: free from desire
• विगत-स्पृहः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + स्पृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभाव: विगता स्पृहा यस्य (अर्थे बहुव्रीहिरपि सम्भवः), अत्र कर्तृ-विशेषण

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां विनिर्मुक्तः) कर्तृ-विशेषण

• प्रयाति: goes/attains
• प्रयाति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; पदम्-विशेषण

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Jagannatha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere worship of Jagannātha performed with inner detachment (vigata-spṛhā) purifies all pāpa and leads to the highest spiritual goal—paramaṃ padam (liberation/supreme abode).

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

Bhakti here is defined by purity of intention: worship offered without personal gain and without distraction. Such desireless devotion becomes spiritually transformative and culminates in attaining the Lord’s supreme state.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ritual discipline (pūjā) guided by sāttvika intent—solitude, focus, and freedom from craving—so the act becomes a means to purification and mokṣa.