Shloka 19

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

गच्छतस्तिष्ठतो वापि जाग्रतः स्वपतोऽपि वा । नरसिंहकृता गुप्तिर्वासुदेवमयो ह्यहम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

gacchatastiṣṭhato vāpi jāgrataḥ svapato'pi vā | narasiṃhakṛtā guptirvāsudevamayo hyaham || 19 ||

Translation

Ya camine o me detenga, ya esté despierto o incluso dormido—hay protección obrada por Narasiṁha; pues en verdad estoy impregnado de Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• गच्छतः: (of me) while going
• गच्छतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गच्छत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘of one who is going’

• तिष्ठतः: while standing
• तिष्ठतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → तिष्ठत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Participle/शतृ), षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of one who is standing’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• जाग्रतः: while awake
• जाग्रतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जागृ (धातु) → जाग्रत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Participle/शतृ), षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of one who is awake’

• स्वपतः: while sleeping
• स्वपतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वप् (धातु) → स्वपत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Participle/शतृ), षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of one who is sleeping’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• नर-सिंह-कृता: done by Narasimha
• नर-सिंह-कृता: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘नरसिंहेन कृता’; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (गुप्तिः इति विशेषण)

• गुप्तिः: protection/guarding
• गुप्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वासुदेव-मयः: consisting of Vasudeva / pervaded by Vasudeva
• वासुदेव-मयः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective of अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (material/identity sense) ‘वासुदेवेन मयः/वासुदेवमयः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a devotional-protective context; Narasiṁha/Vāsudeva remembrance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vasudeva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches uninterrupted divine refuge: remembrance of Narasiṁha and identity-with/absorption-in Vāsudeva becomes a continuous shield in all states—movement, rest, wakefulness, and sleep.

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

Bhakti is shown as constant smaraṇa (remembrance) and surrender—seeing oneself as vāsudeva-maya (pervaded by Viṣṇu) so that protection is not occasional but ever-present.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Not a direct Vedāṅga lesson; the practical takeaway is mantra-smaraṇa and protective recitation (rakṣā-prayoga) centered on Narasiṁha/Vāsudeva, applicable as a daily discipline.