Shloka 77

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

बृहत्यै ते नमो नित्यं लोकधात्र्यै नमोनमः । नमस्ते विश्वमुख्यायै नंदिन्यै ते नमोनमः ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

bṛhatyai te namo nityaṃ lokadhātryai namonamaḥ | namaste viśvamukhyāyai naṃdinyai te namonamaḥ || 77 ||

Translation

Saludo eterno a Ti, oh Bṛhatī, la Vasta; salutación, una y otra vez, a Ti, Lokadhātrī, Sustentadora de los mundos. Salve a Ti, Viśvamukhyā, la primera en el universo; salutación, una y otra vez, a Ti, Nandinī, dadora de dicha.

Word by Word

• bṛhatyai: to the great one
• bṛhatyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bṛhatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• loka-dhātryai: to the sustainer of the worlds
• loka-dhātryai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + dhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: lokānāṃ dhātrī (supporter/sustainer of the worlds)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• viśva-mukhyāyai: to the foremost of all
• viśva-mukhyāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदik) + mukhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: viśveṣu mukhyā (chief among all)

• naṃdinyai: to Nandinī / the joyous one
• naṃdinyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandini (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; proper epithet

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta (narrating a hymn of praise within the Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Nandini

FAQs

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

It frames the Devī as both transcendent (the Vast One) and immanent (the Sustainer of the worlds), teaching that pilgrimage and worship culminate in recognizing the divine power that upholds all beings.

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

By repeating namo namaḥ, the verse models humble, continuous praise—bhakti expressed as steady remembrance and surrender to the supreme, world-supporting Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Chandas and Vyākaraṇa usage in stotra style: vocative-dative epithets (bṛhatyai, lokadhātryai, viśvamukhyāyai, nandinyai) are employed for precise devotional address; no technical Jyotiṣa or ritual procedure is specified in this line.