Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Bhakti-Śraddhā-Ācāra-Māhātmya and the Commencement of the Mārkaṇḍeya Narrative

Devanagari script

नमो नित्याय वन्द्याय सदानन्दैकरुपिणे । नमः स्मृतार्तिनाशाय भूयो भूयो नमो नमः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

namo nityāya vandyāya sadānandaikarupiṇe | namaḥ smṛtārtināśāya bhūyo bhūyo namo namaḥ || 63 ||

Translation

Salutations to the Eternal One, worthy of reverence, whose very form is ever-bliss. Salutations to Him who destroys the distress of those who remember Him; again and again, my salutations—salutations.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• nityāya: to the eternal
• nityāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vandyāya: to the venerable
• vandyāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vandya (प्रातिपदिक; √vand ‘to praise’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (worthy of worship/praise)

• sadā-ānanda-eka-rūpiṇe: to the one whose sole form is eternal bliss
• sadā-ānanda-eka-rūpiṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + ānanda + eka + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘सदा आनन्दः एव रूपं यस्य’ (whose sole form is eternal bliss)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• smṛta-ārti-nāśāya: to the destroyer of the distress of those who remember (him)
• smṛta-ārti-nāśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛta + ārti + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘स्मृतस्य (स्मरणे) आर्तेः नाशः’ / ‘स्मृत-आर्ति-नाशः’ (destroyer of the distress of those who remember)

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again, repeatedly)

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents the Lord as nitya (eternal) and sadānanda (ever-bliss), and teaches that sincere remembrance (smaraṇa) is itself a liberating refuge that removes inner affliction.

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

Bhakti is shown as repeated namaskāra and constant smaraṇa—turning to the Lord again and again—where devotion is not merely ritual but an ongoing relationship that dissolves suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical mantra-japa principle is implied: repetitive utterance (bhūyo bhūyaḥ) and correct remembrance/recitation function as a devotional discipline, aligning speech and mind with the deity.