Shloka 70

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

प्रासादे तत्र तिष्ठेत्तु पदं धर्ममयं हि तत् । प्रतिमां तत्र तां दृष्ट्वा स्वयं देवेन निर्मिताम् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

prāsāde tatra tiṣṭhettu padaṃ dharmamayaṃ hi tat | pratimāṃ tatra tāṃ dṛṣṭvā svayaṃ devena nirmitām || 70 ||

Translation

Man soll in jenem Tempel‑Palast verweilen, denn dieser Ort ist wahrhaft von Dharma erfüllt. Wenn man dort das Bildnis erblickt, das vom Gott selbst geschaffen wurde, (wird man in Rechtschaffenheit gegründet).

Word by Word

• prāsāde: in the palace/temple
• prāsāde: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• tiṣṭhet: should stay/stand
• tiṣṭhet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अन्वय/विरोध-अव्यय)

• padam: place/step
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharma-mayam: full of dharma
• dharma-mayam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); 'consisting of dharma'

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• pratimām: image/idol
• pratimām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)

• svayam: by oneself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; reflexive adverb (स्वयम्-अव्यय)

• devena: by the god
• devena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirmitām: made/constructed
• nirmitām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√mā (मा धातु) (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past participle (कृत्: क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with pratimām

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Tirtha-Mahatmya section of Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

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

It teaches that certain sacred temple-sites are intrinsically dharma-filled; simply residing there and taking darśana of the deity’s image is itself a stabilizing, merit-giving practice.

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

Bhakti is expressed through presence (abiding in the Lord’s temple) and darśana (reverent seeing of the pratimā), emphasizing devotion through direct encounter with the divine in a tirtha setting.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied: pilgrimage conduct and temple discipline (staying in the prāsāda, taking darśana) rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa; it points to dharma-oriented observance in sacred spaces.