Shloka 70

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

सर्वदेवस्वरूपिण्यै नमो भेषजमूर्तये । सर्वस्य सर्वव्याधीनां भिषक्श्रेष्ठे नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

sarvadevasvarūpiṇyai namo bheṣajamūrtaye | sarvasya sarvavyādhīnāṃ bhiṣakśreṣṭhe namo'stu te || 70 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietige Verehrung Dir, die Du die Gestalten aller Götter in Dir trägst; Verehrung Dir, deren eigene Gestalt Arznei ist. O höchste Ärztin aller Wesen, Heilerin aller Krankheiten—möge meine Huldigung Dir gelten.

Word by Word

• सर्वदेवस्वरूपिण्यै: to her who embodies all gods
• सर्वदेवस्वरूपिण्यै: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-देव-स्वरूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—सर्वदेवानां स्वरूपिणी (one whose form is of all gods)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/उद्गार (Exclamation/Vocative-like)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); नमस्कारार्थक निपात (salutatory particle)

• भेषजमूर्तये: to the embodiment of medicine
• भेषजमूर्तये: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (Singular); समासः तत्पुरुषः—भेषजस्य मूर्तिः (embodiment of medicine)

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival genitive)

• सर्वव्याधीनाम्: of all diseases
• सर्वव्याधीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः कर्मधारयः—सर्वे व्याधयः (all diseases)

• भिषक्श्रेष्ठे: O best physician
• भिषक्श्रेष्ठे: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिषक्-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—भिषजां श्रेष्ठः (best among physicians)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/उद्गार (Exclamation/Vocative-like)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); नमस्कारार्थक निपात (salutatory particle)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी/षष्ठी विभक्ति (Dative/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (stotra-style invocation within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sarvadeva (all deities collectively)
• Bheṣaja (divine remedy/medicine)
• Bhishak (divine physician)

FAQs

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

It presents the deity as the universal divine power—embodying all gods—and as the inner remedy that removes both physical illness and the deeper ‘disease’ of suffering through devotion and surrender.

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

By offering repeated salutations and seeing the deity as the ultimate healer, the verse models śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and bhakti as a direct means to relief, protection, and inner purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily mantra-prayoga (practical application of sacred utterance): the verse functions as a stotra for japa and worship, showing how precise wording and invocation are used in ritual devotion rather than technical Vedanga instruction.