Shloka 43

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

देव देवमनाद्यंतममेयं जगतः पतिम् । आराधितुं वै प्रतिमां करोमीति मतिर्मम ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

deva devamanādyaṃtamameyaṃ jagataḥ patim | ārādhituṃ vai pratimāṃ karomīti matirmama || 43 ||

Translation

„Um den Gott der Götter zu verehren—anfanglos und endlos, unermeßlich, den Herrn des Universums—ist mein Entschluss: ‚Wahrlich, ich werde eine Pratimā, ein heiliges Bild, zu Seiner Verehrung anfertigen.‘“

Word by Word

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object of implied worship/realization)

• अनादि: beginningless
• अनादि: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to देवम्)

• अन्तम्: end
• अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अनाद्यन्तम् इति समस्तार्थे ‘end’ component

• अमेयम्: immeasurable
• अमेयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-मेय (प्रातिपदिक; √मा ‘measure’ + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the world)

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म; जगतः पतिम् = ‘lord of the world’

• आराधितुम्: to worship
• आराधितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√राध् (धातु) + तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजन (purpose)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• प्रतिमाम्: an image, idol
• प्रतिमाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object of करोमि)

• करोमि: I make
• करोमि: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति निपात (quotative particle)

• मतिः: thought, intention
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्ता (of implied ‘is’)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

Speaker

Narrator voice within the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue tradition (instructional passage attributed to the Narada–Sanatkumara teaching stream)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Supreme Lord)
• Jagatpati (Lord of the Universe)

FAQs

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

It frames pratimā-ārādhana as a deliberate vow of devotion: the finite devotee approaches the infinite (anādi–ananta, ameya) Lord through a focused, consecrated form for worship.

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

Bhakti here begins with saṅkalpa (resolve): the devotee chooses a concrete practice—making and worshiping a sacred image—so the mind can steadily adore the transcendent Lord as Jagatpati.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to ritual application (kalpa/ācāra): establishing a pratimā for worship implies prescribed procedures—selection, preparation, and worship-steps—rather than a purely abstract contemplation.