Shloka 33

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Devanagari script

उग्रसेनः पुरा दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गद्वारेण सागरम् । गत्वाऽचम्य शुचिस्तत्रध्यात्वा नारायणं परम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

ugrasenaḥ purā dṛṣṭvā svargadvāreṇa sāgaram | gatvā'camya śucistatradhyātvā nārāyaṇaṃ param || 33 ||

Translation

Einstmals sah Ugrasena am Svargadvāra den Ozean und begab sich dorthin; nachdem er Ācamana vollzogen und sich gereinigt hatte, meditierte er über den höchsten Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• उग्रसेनः: Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: formerly)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive): “having seen”

• स्वर्गद्वारेण: through the gate to heaven
• स्वर्गद्वारेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; “स्वर्गस्य द्वारेण”

• सागरम्: the ocean
• सागरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive): “having gone”

• आचम्य: having performed ācamana
• आचम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√चम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive): “having sipped (water), having performed ācamana”

• शुचिः: pure/clean
• शुचिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies Ugrasena)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive): “having meditated”

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of ‘ध्यात्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies नारायणम्)

Speaker

Narada (narrating a tirtha-mahatmya account)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ugrasena
• Narayana
• Svargadvāra
• Sagara (Ocean)

FAQs

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

It presents the tirtha-method: approach a sacred place with śauca (purity), perform ācamana, and culminate the pilgrimage in dhyāna on the Supreme Nārāyaṇa—showing that inner remembrance is the fruit of outer travel.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as focused contemplation of Nārāyaṇa; the verse frames devotion not merely as visiting a tirtha, but as turning the mind to the Lord through reverent, purified meditation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual discipline is implied through ācamana and śauca—standard procedural elements of Vedic practice (kalpa/ācāra tradition), emphasizing correct preparatory purification before japa, dhyāna, or worship.