Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

अथ प्रणम्य शिरसा लब्धाशीर्मुनिसत्तमः । आजगाम च कैलासं मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

atha praṇamya śirasā labdhāśīrmunisattamaḥ | ājagāma ca kailāsaṃ munisiddhaniṣevitam || 9 ||

Translation

Alors, inclinant la tête en signe de révérence et ayant reçu la bénédiction, le meilleur des sages se rendit au mont Kailāsa, fréquenté par les munis et les Siddhas accomplis.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb) आरम्भ/अनन्तर (then/thereupon)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having bowed’

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• लब्धाशीः: having obtained a blessing
• लब्धाशीः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (लभ् धातु + क्त) + आशीस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आशीः लब्धा यस्य/one who has obtained a blessing), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनिसत्तमः: the best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनिषु सत्तमः/best among sages), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आजगाम: arrived
• आजगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘came/arrived’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश

• मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम्: frequented by sages and siddhas
• मुनिसिद्धनिषेवितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवित (नि+सेव् धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनिभिः सिद्धैश्च निषेवितम्/visited by sages and siddhas), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कैलासस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purāṇic sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Kailasa
• Siddhas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purāṇic ethic that spiritual progress is sealed by humility (bowing) and guru/ṛṣi blessing (āśīrvāda), after which one becomes fit to proceed to sacred realms like Kailāsa.

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

The act of praṇāma (reverent bowing) expresses surrender and receptivity; receiving blessings and moving toward a holy abode models the bhakti pattern of honoring saints and seeking sanctified company (satsaṅga).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedāṅga instruction is given; the practical takeaway is the ritual-culture norm of praṇāma and receiving āśīrvāda before undertaking a sacred journey or religious task.