Shloka 54

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

यत्फलं सर्ववेदेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति नरः कृष्णं प्रणम्य च ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ sarvavedeṣu sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti naraḥ kṛṣṇaṃ praṇamya ca || 54 ||

Translation

Whatever merit is gained from all the Vedas, and whatever merit is gained from all sacrifices—one attains that same merit simply by bowing in reverence to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• yat: which/that (relative)
• yat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-विशेषण (relative pronoun)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• sarva-vedeṣu: in all Vedas
• sarva-vedeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वे वेदाः)

• sarva-yajñeṣu: in all sacrifices
• sarva-yajñeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वे यज्ञाः)

• yat: which/that (relative)
• yat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-विशेषण

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• tat: that (same)
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; निर्देशबोधक-विशेषण (demonstrative)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• samavāpnoti: attains/obtains fully
• samavāpnoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• kṛṣṇam: Krishna
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• praṇamya: having bowed (to)
• praṇamya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a praise-of-Vishnu/Krishna context typical of Uttara-Bhaga Mahatmya passages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It asserts the Purana’s bhakti-centered principle: the highest Vedic merit (veda-phala and yajña-phala) is accessible through sincere devotion—here expressed as humble bowing (praṇāma) to Krishna.

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

Bhakti is presented as a direct, concentrated means to spiritual merit: instead of relying on extensive ritual performance, reverent surrender to Krishna grants the essence of those results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse contrasts ritual action (yajña, governed by Kalpa/Vedāṅga) with its intended fruit (phala), teaching that devotion can confer the same phala even without elaborate ritual procedure.