Shloka 74

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

यद्योगिगम्यं हुतभुक्प्रकाशं वरं वरेण्यं परमात्मभूतम् । तम्मादियं चैव शिखिप्रदीपा जगत्प्रकाशाय नृपप्रसूता ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

yadyogigamyaṃ hutabhukprakāśaṃ varaṃ vareṇyaṃ paramātmabhūtam | tammādiyaṃ caiva śikhipradīpā jagatprakāśāya nṛpaprasūtā || 74 ||

Translation

Jene höchste Wirklichkeit—die erlesenste und verehrungswürdigste—die von Yogins erreicht wird, leuchtend wie das Opferfeuer und von der Natur des Paramātman: Er war wahrlich ihr eigener Sohn. Aus einem König geboren, wurde sie zur flammenden Lampe, die die Welt erhellt.

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘पदम्’ (understood)

• योगिगम्यम्: attainable by yogis
• योगिगम्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगिन् + गम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘योगिभिः गम्यम्’ (agent-instrumental sense)

• हुतभुक्प्रकाशम्: radiant like fire
• हुतभुक्प्रकाशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हुतभुज् + प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘हुतभुक् इव प्रकाशः’/‘हुतभुजः प्रकाशः’ = ‘fire-like radiance’

• वरम्: excellent
• वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वरेण्यम्: most worthy of choice
• वरेण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परमात्मभूतम्: being the Supreme Self
• परमात्मभूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमात्मन् + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘परमात्मा भूत्वा/परमात्मरूपेण’ = ‘being the Supreme Self’

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; refers to that (abode/state)

• आदियम्: prime / original
• आदियम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘प्रथमम्/आद्यं’ sense

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• शिखिप्रदीपा: Shikhipradīpā (fire-like lamp/flame)
• शिखिप्रदीपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखि + प्रदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘शिखीव प्रदीपा’ = ‘lamp/flame like fire’ (as a name/epithet)

• जगत्प्रकाशाय: for the illumination of the world
• जगत्प्रकाशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘जगतः प्रकाशः’

• नृपप्रसूता: born of a king
• नृपप्रसूता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृप + प्रसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘नृपेण प्रसूता’ = ‘born of a king’

Speaker

Narada (narration within Uttara-Bhaga, Tirtha-Mahatmya style discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Paramatman
• Agni (hutabhuk)

FAQs

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

It identifies the Supreme Reality as the Paramātman—known to yogins and radiant like Agni—and portrays divine manifestation as ‘world-illumination,’ emphasizing liberation-oriented insight (mokṣa) through inner realization.

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

By describing the Supreme as ‘most worthy of choice’ (vareṇya), it frames the Divine as the highest object of reverence; devotion becomes an act of choosing and adoring the supreme light that dispels ignorance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses Agni imagery tied to yajña vocabulary (hutabhuk), reflecting ritual language and symbolism (kalpa/śrauta context), while redirecting it toward contemplative meaning—Agni as inner spiritual light.