Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 146

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

भेरीमृदङ्गपटहमुरजैश्च सडिण्डिमैः । संप्रीणयन्ति देवेशं तेषां पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४६ ॥

Transliteration

bherīmṛdaṅgapaṭahamurajaiśca saḍiṇḍimaiḥ | saṃprīṇayanti deveśaṃ teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu || 146 ||

Translation

With kettle-drums (bhērī), mṛdaṅgas, paṭahas, murajas, and also ḍiṇḍimas, they delight the Lord of the gods. Hear now the meritorious fruit that comes to them from this.

Word by Word

• भेरीमृदङ्गपटहमुरजैः: with kettle-drums, mṛdaṅgas, paṭahas, and murajas
• भेरीमृदङ्गपटहमुरजैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी + मृदङ्ग + पटह + मुरज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (list of instruments)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• सडिण्डिमैः: with ḍiṇḍima-drums too
• सडिण्डिमैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-डिण्डिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘स’ = सह (with) उपसर्ग/उपपद-प्रायः; ‘with ḍiṇḍimas (drums)’

• संप्रीणयन्ति: please/satisfy
• संप्रीणयन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; causative sense ‘to please’ is lexical here (√prīṇ)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवानाम् ईशः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• पुण्यफलम्: the fruit of (their) merit
• पुण्यफलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुण्यस्य फलम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Devesha (Vishnu/Hari)

FAQs

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

It teaches that producing auspicious devotional sound—playing sacred instruments as part of worship—directly pleases Devesha (Hari/Vishnu), and that such bhakti expressed through ritual music yields specific spiritual merit (punya-phala).

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

Bhakti is shown as active delighting of the Lord through offerings of sound (vādya/kīrtana), emphasizing heartfelt celebration in worship rather than mere formality.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily ritual practice (kalpa-oriented worship procedure): the verse points to regulated ceremonial accompaniment (instrumental offerings) as a recognized limb of pūjā meant to please the deity.