Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

हरिं तु चाम्पकैः पुष्पैरर्कपुष्पैश्च शङ्करम् । समभ्यर्च्य महाराज तत्तत्सालोक्यमाप्नुयात् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

hariṃ tu cāmpakaiḥ puṣpairarkapuṣpaiśca śaṅkaram | samabhyarcya mahārāja tattatsālokyamāpnuyāt || 62 ||

Translation

Ô grand roi, celui qui vénère Hari (Viṣṇu) avec des fleurs de campaka et honore Śaṅkara (Śiva) avec des fleurs d’arka obtient le sālokya, demeurant en communion dans le royaume même de la divinité concernée.

Word by Word

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अम्पकैः: with campaka (flowers)
• अम्पकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अर्कपुष्पैः: with arka-flowers (sun-plant flowers)
• अर्कपुष्पैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: अर्कस्य पुष्पाणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शङ्करम्: Shankara (Shiva)
• शङ्करम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having duly worshipped’

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् राजाः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्-तत्-सालोक्यम्: that respective sālokya (residence in the same world)
• तत्-तत्-सालोक्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + तत् + सालोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तस्य तस्य सालोक्यम् = ‘that deity’s same-world state’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Shankara
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere, rule-based worship (with appropriate offerings) yields a defined spiritual fruit—sālokya—residence in the deity’s realm, emphasizing devotion expressed through correct ritual symbolism.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical devotion: honoring Hari and Śaṅkara with dedicated offerings. The verse links loving worship to a concrete devotional attainment, reinforcing that devotion matures into proximity to the worshipped Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-type ritual knowledge: choosing proper upacāras (offerings) and dravyas (materials) for specific deities—campaka for Hari and arka for Śiva—indicating tradition-based rules of pūjā procedure.