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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti

Devanagari script

निरञ्जनमनन्ताख्यं विष्णुरूपं नतोऽस्म्यहम् । इन्द्रि याणि मनो बुद्धिः सत्त्वं तेजो बलं धृतिः ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

nirañjanamanantākhyaṃ viṣṇurūpaṃ nato'smyaham | indri yāṇi mano buddhiḥ sattvaṃ tejo balaṃ dhṛtiḥ || 17 ||

Translation

I bow to the stainless One, known as Ananta, whose very form is Vishnu. The senses, the mind, the intellect, sattva (purity), radiance, strength, and steadfastness—all arise from Him and abide in Him.

Word by Word
निरञ्जनम्stainless, untainted
निरञ्जनम्:
विशेषण (Adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
अनन्ताख्यम्called ‘Ananta’
अनन्ताख्यम्:
विशेषण (Adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्त + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक); आख्य = ‘named’ (आख्य-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): ‘अनन्त-आख्य’ = ‘named Ananta’
विष्णुरूपम्having the form of Viṣṇu
विष्णुरूपम्:
विशेषण (Adjectival)
TypeAdjective
Rootविष्णु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘विष्णोः रूपम्’
नतःbowed, having saluted
नतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootनत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त-प्रायः (PPP sense) ‘bowed’
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
इन्द्रियाणिthe senses
इन्द्रियाणि:
समुच्चित-विषय/उद्देश्य (Listed items)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन
मनःmind
मनः:
समुच्चित-विषय/उद्देश्य (Listed item)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
बुद्धिःintellect
बुद्धिः:
समुच्चित-विषय/उद्देश्य (Listed item)
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
सत्त्वम्being; purity (sattva)
सत्त्वम्:
समुच्चित-विषय/उद्देश्य (Listed item)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
तेजःsplendor, energy
तेजः:
समुच्चित-विषय/उद्देश्य (Listed item)
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
बलम्strength
बलम्:
समुच्चित-विषय/उद्देश्य (Listed item)
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
धृतिःsteadfastness, fortitude
धृतिः:
समुच्चित-विषय/उद्देश्य (Listed item)
TypeNoun
Rootधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
Speaker

Narada (in praise/prayer to Vishnu)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
A
Ananta

FAQs

It centers Vishnu (Ananta, the Infinite) as the pure, untouched Reality and frames all human capacities—senses, mind, intellect, and virtues—as grounded in Him, encouraging surrender of one’s entire inner life to the Lord.

Bhakti is shown as total consecration: the devotee bows to Vishnu and recognizes that even the instruments of practice (indriyas, mind, buddhi) and strengths (tejas, bala, dhriti) are to be offered back to Him in worship and remembrance.

While not teaching a specific Vedanga technique, it reflects a Vedantic-practical discipline: mastery and sanctification of indriyas and manas (sense-control and mental focus), which supports mantra-japa, vrata observance, and ritual purity central to Narada Purana devotion.

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