Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari

Devanagari script

आराधितो जगन्नाथो ददात्यभिमतं फलम् । कस्तं न पूजयेद्विप्र संसाराग्निप्रदीपितः ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

ārādhito jagannātho dadātyabhimataṃ phalam | kastaṃ na pūjayedvipra saṃsārāgnipradīpitaḥ || 40 ||

Translation

Lorsqu’on l’adore, Jagannātha, le Seigneur de l’univers, accorde le fruit désiré. Ô brāhmane, qui, brûlé par le feu du saṃsāra, ne le vénérerait pas ?

Word by Word

• आराधितः: worshipped
• आराधितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of जगन्नाथः — 'having been worshipped'

• जगत्-नाथः: Lord of the world
• जगत्-नाथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता of ददाति

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'gives'

• अभिमतं: desired
• अभिमतं: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of फलम्

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म of ददाति

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नकर्ता — 'who?'

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म of पूजयेत् — 'him'

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should worship' (rhetorical: 'would not worship?')

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

• संसार-अग्नि-प्रदीपितः: burnt by the fire of worldly existence
• संसार-अग्नि-प्रदीपितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदीपित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of (implicit) कः — 'one inflamed/burnt by the fire of saṃsāra'

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Jagannatha

FAQs

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

It frames Viṣṇu (Jagannātha) worship as the most rational refuge: since saṃsāra is likened to a burning fire, the soul naturally turns to the Lord who can grant both worldly relief (abhīmata-phala) and the higher good of peace and liberation.

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

Bhakti is presented as effective and compassionate: sincere ārādhana (loving worship) of Jagannātha yields tangible fruits, making devotion the practical response for one afflicted by saṃsāra’s suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ritual praxis—pūjā/ārādhana and the doctrine of phala (result of an act). While not naming a Vedāṅga explicitly, it aligns with kalpa-style ritual reasoning: proper worship leads to a defined fruit.