Shloka 33

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

नमस्ते हलधृङ्नाम्ने नमस्ते मुसलायुध । नमस्ते रेवतीकांत नमस्ते भक्तवत्सल ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

namaste haladhṛṅnāmne namaste musalāyudha | namaste revatīkāṃta namaste bhaktavatsala || 33 ||

Translation

Salutations to You, renowned as the Bearer of the plough; salutations to You whose weapon is the pestle. Salutations to You, beloved of Revatī; salutations to You, the affectionate protector of Your devotees.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative function)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (interjectional particle used in salutation)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन (enclitic form); 'to you/your' in 'नमः ते'

• हलधृक्-नाम्ने: to (you) whose name is ‘Haladhṛk’ (holder of the plough)
• हलधृक्-नाम्ने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलधृक् (प्रातिपदिक; हल + धृक्) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हलधृकः नाम)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (salutation particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic)

• मुसलायुध: O one whose weapon is a club/pestle
• मुसलायुध: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुसल (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुसलम् आयुधं यस्य)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (salutation particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic)

• रेवतीकान्त: O beloved of Revatī
• रेवतीकान्त: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रेवत्याः कान्तः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (salutation particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic)

• भक्तवत्सल: O affectionate to devotees
• भक्तवत्सल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भक्तेषु वत्सलः)

Speaker

Narrator/reciter within the stuti (praise-hymn) addressed to Balarama

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Balarama
• Revati

FAQs

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

It is a concise stuti that invokes Balarama through his defining epithets (plough-bearer, pestle-weaponed, Revatī’s lord, devotee-loving), emphasizing surrender and divine protection as the fruit of devotion.

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

By repeatedly offering “namaste,” the verse models bhakti as humble salutation and remembrance of the Lord’s qualities—especially “bhaktavatsala,” which assures devotees that loving refuge in the deity is met with divine compassion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is mantra-style devotional address (stuti) used in pūjā and tīrtha-related worship within Narada Purana rituals.