Shloka 48

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

लभेदभिमतान्कामान्नरो नास्त्यत्र संशयः । अनेनैव विधानेन मंडलस्थं जनार्दनम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

labhedabhimatānkāmānnaro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | anenaiva vidhānena maṃḍalasthaṃ janārdanam || 48 ||

Translation

Por este método, el hombre alcanza los fines deseados—sin duda alguna. Con este mismo procedimiento debe adorarse a Janārdana (Viṣṇu), establecido en el sagrado maṇḍala.

Word by Word

• लभेत्: would obtain/should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अभिमतान्: desired
• अभिमतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (modifies कामान्)

• कामान्: wishes/desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनेन: by this/with this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental pronoun)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• विधानेन: by the procedure/rite
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मण्डलस्थम्: situated in the maṇḍala
• मण्डलस्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डल+स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (मण्डले स्थितः); विशेषण (modifies जनार्दनम्)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Assures the worshipper of certain success (‘no doubt’), turning ritual effort into confident devotional expectancy."}

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it affirms that faithfully following the prescribed worship-method yields results and directs the devotee to focus on Janārdana (Viṣṇu) as present within the consecrated maṇḍala.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship—serving Viṣṇu through a defined vidhi (procedure). The verse emphasizes trust (no doubt) and single-pointed performance of the rite as an act of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is foregrounded: the idea of a maṇḍala and a fixed vidhi aligns with Kalpa (procedural discipline of rites), stressing correct method and sequence in pūjā.