Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Hari-nāma Mahimā and Caraṇāmṛta: The Redemption of the Hunter Gulika

Uttaṅka Itihāsa

Devanagari script

नराणां विषयांधानां सर्वदुःखविनाशिनी । हरिसेवेति विख्याता भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनी ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

narāṇāṃ viṣayāṃdhānāṃ sarvaduḥkhavināśinī | hariseveti vikhyātā bhuktimuktipradāyinī || 13 ||

Translation

Pour les êtres aveuglés par les objets des sens, elle anéantit toute souffrance. Elle est renommée « service à Hari » et accorde à la fois la jouissance (bhukti) et la délivrance (mukti).

Word by Word

• नराणाम्: of men
• नराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• विषय-अन्धानाम्: of those blinded by sense-objects
• विषय-अन्धानाम्: Sambandha/Viśeṣaṇa (सम्बन्ध-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘नराणाम्’ इत्यस्य

• सर्व-दुःख-विनाशिनी: destroyer of all sorrow
• सर्व-दुःख-विनाशिनी: Karta/Viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘हरिसेवा’ (स्त्री) इत्यस्य

• हरि-सेवा: service to Hari
• हरि-सेवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वाक्यस्य विषय/उद्देश्य

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक निपात (quotative particle)

• विख्याता: is renowned
• विख्याता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘is renowned/known’

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायिनी: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायिनी: Karta/Viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘हरिसेवा’ इत्यस्य; ‘भुक्तिः च मुक्तिः च’ इति द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue on dharma and devotion)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse declares Hari-sevā (devotional service to Vishnu) as the direct remedy for suffering caused by sense-attachment, and as a complete spiritual path that culminates in liberation.

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

Bhakti is framed as practical service to Hari that purifies the “sense-blinded” mind; its power is both immediate (ending sorrow) and ultimate (granting moksha), showing devotion as a self-sufficient means.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented—redirecting the senses from viṣaya to Hari-sevā as the applied discipline of devotion.