Shloka 63

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

ततः कल्पशतं यावद्बुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान् । गंधर्वाप्सरसैः सार्धं यथा विष्णुश्चतुर्भुजः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kalpaśataṃ yāvadbuktvā bhogānmanoramān | gaṃdharvāpsarasaiḥ sārdhaṃ yathā viṣṇuścaturbhujaḥ || 63 ||

Translation

Después, durante cien kalpas, habiendo gozado de deleites encantadores junto a Gandharvas y Apsaras, resplandece en gloria como Viṣṇu de cuatro brazos.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — “then/thereafter/from that”

• कल्प-शतम्: a hundred aeons
• कल्प-शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter, accusative, singular; द्विगु: शतं कल्पानाम (a hundred kalpas)

• यावत्: for as long as
• यावत्: Kala-Avadhi (काल-अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of extent) — “as long as/for so long”

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (त्वान्त) — gerund: “having enjoyed”

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — masculine, accusative, plural

• मनोरमान्: delightful
• मनोरमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — masculine, accusative, plural (qualifies भोगान्)

• गन्धर्व-अप्सरसैः: with gandharvas and apsarases
• गन्धर्व-अप्सरसैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — instrumental plural; द्वन्द्व: गन्धर्वाश्च अप्सरसश्च

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (postposition/adverb) — “together with”

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle) — “as/like”

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine, nominative, singular

• चतुर्भुजः: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine, nominative, singular; बहुव्रीहि: चत्वारो भुजाः यस्य (one who has four arms)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases

FAQs

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

It presents the phala-śruti style result of great merit: prolonged celestial enjoyment and a Viṣṇu-like radiance, implying that dharmic or tīrtha-related punya elevates one to exalted, divine-conditioned states.

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

By comparing the attained splendor to four-armed Viṣṇu, it frames the fruit of merit as proximity to Viṣṇu’s qualities (sārūpya-like resemblance), encouraging Viṣṇu-centered devotion even when describing worldly-heavenly rewards.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses Purāṇic time-measurement (kalpa) as a practical cosmological unit tied to Jyotiṣa-style reckoning of vast time cycles, commonly employed in Narada Purana for stating results of rites and tīrtha observances.