Shloka 125

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

इष्ट्वा च विविधैर्यज्ञैर्दत्त्वा दानान्यनेकशः । कृतकृत्यस्ततो राजा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः । जगाम परमं स्थानं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥ १२५ ॥

Transliteration

iṣṭvā ca vividhairyajñairdattvā dānānyanekaśaḥ | kṛtakṛtyastato rājā tyaktasarvaparigrahaḥ | jagāma paramaṃ sthānaṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam || 125 ||

Translation

Having performed many kinds of sacrifices and bestowed abundant gifts in charity, the king—his duties fulfilled and all possessions renounced—attained the supreme abode, the highest state, the supreme station of Lord Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• iṣṭvā: having performed (sacrifices)
• iṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (यज्-धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव), from √yaj; ‘having worshipped/sacrificed’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• vividhaiḥ: by various
• vividhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (विविध-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yajñaiḥ: by sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (यज्ञ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा-धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव), from √dā; ‘having given’

• dānāni: gifts, donations
• dānāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (दान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• anekaśaḥ: many times / in many ways
• anekaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anekaśas (अनेकशस्-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्रयोग)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय): ‘many times/in many ways’

• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: having fulfilled his duties
• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृत-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (कृत्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound meaning ‘one whose duty is done’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततस्-प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय): ‘then/from there’

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ: having renounced all possessions
• tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyakta (त्यक्त-प्रातिपदिक) + sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक) + parigraha (परिग्रह-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव) determinative: ‘one who has abandoned all possessions’

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम्-धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (परम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sthānam: abode, place
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (स्थान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; demonstrative used correlatively with ‘padam’

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (परम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• padam: state, abode, goal
• padam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (पद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents a complete dharmic arc: ritual merit (yajña), social righteousness (dāna), inner detachment (tyāga), and the final fruit—attainment of Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (paramaṃ padam).

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

Although it highlights yajña and dāna, the stated destination is explicitly Viṣṇu’s highest state, implying that righteous action culminates in single-pointed orientation toward Viṣṇu—an essential marker of Vaiṣṇava bhakti and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to the ritual domain of yajña, which relies on Vedāṅga competencies—especially Śikṣā (correct recitation), Vyākaraṇa (grammatical precision), and Kalpa (ritual procedure)—while emphasizing that renunciation crowns ritual life.