Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

तस्यां विश्वेश्वरो देवो द्रष्टव्यः पापनाशनः । पूजनीयो वेदनीयः स्मर्तव्यः सौख्यमिच्छता ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāṃ viśveśvaro devo draṣṭavyaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ | pūjanīyo vedanīyaḥ smartavyaḥ saukhyamicchatā || 44 ||

Translation

Là, l’on doit contempler le Seigneur Viśveśvara, le Destructeur des péchés. Celui qui désire bien-être et bonheur doit l’adorer, le connaître en vérité et se souvenir de lui.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: on that (occasion)
• तस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Locative singular

• विश्वेश्वरः: the Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• देवः: the god (Deva)
• देवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; apposition to विश्वेश्वरः

• द्रष्टव्यः: should be seen
• द्रष्टव्यः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → द्रष्टव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय—‘to be seen’

• पापनाशनः: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of देवः/विश्वेश्वरः)

• पूजनीयः: should be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजनीय (कृदन्त, अनीयर्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘worthy to be worshipped’

• वेदनीयः: should be known
• वेदनीयः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) → वेदनीय (कृदन्त, अनीयर्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘to be known/understood’

• स्मर्तव्यः: should be remembered
• स्मर्तव्यः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मर्तव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘to be remembered’

• सौख्यम्: happiness
• सौख्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• इच्छता: by one who desires
• इच्छता: कर्ता (Agent/Doer)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु) → इच्छत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्भव, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Instrumental singular; ‘by one desiring’

Speaker

Narada (in instruction-style narration within the Purva Bhaga, Fourth Pada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishveshvara
• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It teaches a threefold devotional discipline—darśana (beholding), pūjā (worship), and smaraṇa (remembrance)—centered on the Lord who destroys sin, making sacred encounter itself a means of purification and upliftment.

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

Bhakti is presented as practical and continuous: see the Lord with reverence, worship Him with offerings and service, and keep Him in memory—these acts together mature into inner knowing (vedanīyaḥ) and bring auspicious well-being.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ritual application rather than a specific Vedāṅga: it points to pūjā as a regulated practice (kalpa-oriented discipline) and to smaraṇa as daily observance, aligning outer worship with inner recollection.