Shloka 85

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

तां दृष्ट्वा पुंडरीकाक्ष भावेनैकेन श्रद्धया । श्वेताख्यं भुवनं यांति निष्कामाश्चैव मानवाः ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā puṃḍarīkākṣa bhāvenaikena śraddhayā | śvetākhyaṃ bhuvanaṃ yāṃti niṣkāmāścaiva mānavāḥ || 85 ||

Translation

O Lotosäugiger Herr, schon durch das bloße Schauen auf sie mit einmütiger Hingabe und Glauben gelangen wahrhaft die wunschlosen Menschen in die Welt namens Śveta.

Word by Word

• ताम्: that (image)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having seen’

• पुण्डरीकाक्ष: O lotus-eyed one
• पुण्डरीकाक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक: पुण्डरीक + अक्ष)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधनविभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• भावेन: with devotion/feeling
• भावेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एकेन: single/one-pointed
• एकेन: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण of भावेन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument-means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• श्वेताख्यम्: called ‘Śveta’
• श्वेताख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेताख्य (प्रातिपदिक: श्वेत + आख्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण of भुवनम्

• भुवनम्: world/realm
• भुवनम्: Gati-karma (गति-कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• निष्कामाः: desireless
• निष्कामाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्काम (प्रातिपदिक: निः + काम)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण of मानवाः

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

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• मानवाः: humans/people
• मानवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara brothers; Uttara-Bhaga narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that mere darśana (sacred beholding) performed with śraddhā and single-pointed bhāva, when free from selfish desire (niṣkāma), becomes spiritually transformative and leads to an exalted realm (Śveta-bhuvana).

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

Bhakti is presented as inner orientation rather than external complexity: one-minded feeling (ekabhāva) plus faith (śraddhā) purifies intention, and niṣkāma devotion becomes the direct cause of spiritual attainment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the dharmic principle governing ritual/tirtha practice—results depend on intention and faith (bhāva-śraddhā) rather than mere external performance.