Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

तालकांस्यादिनिनदं कुर्वन् विष्णुगृहे नरः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १४९ ॥

Transliteration

tālakāṃsyādininadaṃ kurvan viṣṇugṛhe naraḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt || 149 ||

Translation

Celui qui fait retentir cymbales, cloches, instruments de bronze et autres sons semblables dans le sanctuaire de Viṣṇu est délivré de tous les péchés et atteint le monde de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• ताल-कांस्य-आदि-निनदम्: the sound of cymbals, bells/bronze etc.
• ताल-कांस्य-आदि-निनदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक) + कांस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + निनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तालकांस्यादीनां निनदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कुर्वन्: doing/making
• कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष्णु-गृहे: in Vishnu’s temple/house
• विष्णु-गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः गृहम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; वि+निर्+√मुच् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण; समासः—सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• विष्णु-लोकम्: Vishnu’s world
• विष्णु-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अवाप्नुयात्: he would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+√आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the devotional-ritual context of Vishnu worship)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It praises a simple act of temple-devotion—creating auspicious devotional sound in Viṣṇu’s shrine—as a purifier that removes sin and supports the soul’s ascent toward Viṣṇu’s realm.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and action-based: even assisting worship through sound (bells/cymbals during pūjā and ārati) becomes an offering to Viṣṇu, yielding purification and a devotional goal (Viṣṇuloka).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practice (kalpa-oriented temple procedure) is implied: using auspicious instruments and regulated sound as part of pūjā/ārati in Viṣṇu-gṛha, emphasizing correct devotional observance rather than speculative theory.