Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam

The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

आरामारोपणरतास्तडागपरिरक्षकाः । कासारकूपकर्तारस्ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

ārāmāropaṇaratāstaḍāgaparirakṣakāḥ | kāsārakūpakartāraste vai bhāgavatottamāḥ || 62 ||

Translation

Ceux qui se plaisent à planter et à établir des jardins, ceux qui protègent étangs et réservoirs, et ceux qui creusent lacs et puits—ceux-là sont véritablement les Bhāgavata suprêmes.

Word by Word

• आराम-आरोपण-रताः: engaged in planting gardens
• आराम-आरोपण-रताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आराम (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोपण (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (engaged in planting/establishing gardens), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण to implied 'ते'

• तडाग-परिरक्षकाः: protectors of ponds
• तडाग-परिरक्षकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तडाग (प्रातिपदिक) + परि + रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (protectors of ponds), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कासार-कूप-कर्तारः: makers of tanks and wells
• कासार-कूप-कर्तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कासार (प्रातिपदिक) + कूप (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (kāsāra and kūpa) + कर्तृ; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक

• भागवत-उत्तमाः: the best Bhāgavatas
• भागवत-उत्तमाः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधाननाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It elevates public-benefit acts—creating and maintaining water sources and gardens—as profound dharmic service, declaring such benefactors to be among the highest devotees of Bhagavān.

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

Bhakti is shown not only as worship but as compassionate service that sustains life; supporting beings through water, shade, and habitat becomes an offering to Viṣṇu and a sign of a true bhāgavata.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-based seva and dāna—building and protecting community water infrastructure as a meritorious rite.