Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

यत्रामस्मृतिमात्रेण महापातकिनोऽपि ये । तत्पदे परमं यान्नि ते दृष्ट्वा किमुनाच्युत ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

yatrāmasmṛtimātreṇa mahāpātakino'pi ye | tatpade paramaṃ yānni te dṛṣṭvā kimunācyuta || 94 ||

Translation

In that realm, even those stained by the gravest sins, by mere remembrance of You, attain the supreme state at Your feet. O Acyuta, having beheld You, what could they not attain?

Word by Word

• yat-nāma-smṛti-mātreṇa: by the mere remembrance of whose name
• yat-nāma-smṛti-mātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat-nāman-smṛti-mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• mahā-pātakinaḥ: great sinners
• mahā-pātakinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahāpātakin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• api: even
• api: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/Particle

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tat-pade: in that abode/status
• tat-pade: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tatpada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yānti: they go
• yānti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), 3rd Person, Plural

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakalika Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Ktva Pratyaya (Gerund/Absolutive)

• kim: what
• kim: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative Particle

• u: indeed
• u: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (Emphasis/Expletive)

• na: not
• na: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative Particle

• acyuta: O Acyuta (Infallible One)
• acyuta: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन), Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It declares the extraordinary purifying potency of Acyuta (Viṣṇu): even the gravest sinners can reach the supreme state through simple remembrance, and direct vision (darśana) of the Lord makes liberation all the more certain.

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

Bhakti is presented as accessible and transformative: smaraṇa (remembering the Lord) itself becomes a saving practice, and darśana intensifies devotion into assured attainment of the Lord’s supreme abode.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional sādhanā—regular smaraṇa (remembrance/recitation) as a purificatory discipline leading toward mokṣa.