Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

क्षीराब्धिशायिन्देवेश रमाकान्त जगत्पते । क्षीरदानेन सुप्रीतो भव सर्वसुखप्रदः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrābdhiśāyindeveśa ramākānta jagatpate | kṣīradānena suprīto bhava sarvasukhapradaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

O Lord who reclines upon the Ocean of Milk, Lord of the gods, beloved of Ramā (Lakṣmī), Lord of the universe—being well pleased by the gift of milk, become the bestower of every happiness.

Word by Word

• क्षीराब्धिशायिन्: O one who lies on the ocean of milk
• क्षीराब्धिशायिन्: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर-अब्धि-शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; विष्णोः विशेषण-नाम

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• रमाकान्त: O beloved of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमाकान्त: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा-कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• क्षीरदानेन: by the gift of milk
• क्षीरदानेन: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर-दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सुप्रीतः: well-pleased
• सुप्रीतः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of त्वम् implied)

• भव: be
• भव: विधेय-क्रिया (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वसुखप्रदः: giver of all happiness
• सर्वसुखप्रदः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सुख-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of त्वम् implied)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a vrata/dāna-oriented prayer to Vishnu within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrīdhara-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi (Rama)

FAQs

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

It presents dāna (charitable gifting)—specifically kṣīra-dāna—as a bhakti-based offering to Viṣṇu, invoking Him as the cosmic Lord who, when pleased, grants well-being and auspicious happiness.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent address (naming Viṣṇu with devotional epithets) and a concrete act of service—donation—showing that loving devotion is practiced through worship joined with compassionate giving.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-style practice) is implied: a specific dāna is paired with a prayer/mantra for a defined phala (result), reflecting the procedural side of dharma rather than grammar or astrology.