Shloka 131

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

तथा संदर्शने तस्य विनाशं यांत्युपद्रवाः । गुटिकां जनपाताले पादलेपरसायनम् ॥ १३१ ॥

Transliteration

tathā saṃdarśane tasya vināśaṃ yāṃtyupadravāḥ | guṭikāṃ janapātāle pādaleparasāyanam || 131 ||

Translation

De même, par le seul fait de le contempler, les troubles et les malheurs vont à leur ruine. Dans Pātāla, les régions d’en bas, se trouve une pilule (guṭikā) : un rasāyana, l’élixir suprême du domaine de Pādala, le monde serpentin de l’inframonde.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

• संदर्शने: upon seeing/at the sight
• संदर्शने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विनाशम्: destruction
• विनाशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यान्ति: go/meet (with)
• यान्ति: क्रिया (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (गत्यर्थ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• उपद्रवाः: calamities/afflictions
• उपद्रवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• गुटिकाम्: a pill/amulet (guṭikā)
• गुटिकाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• जन-पाताले: in the netherworld of people (janapātāla)
• जन-पाताले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जनानां पातालम्)

• पादलेपरसायनम्: a ‘foot-ointment’ elixir/medicine
• पादलेपरसायनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition to गुटिकाम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादलेप (प्रातिपदिक) + रसायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पादलेपस्य रसायनम्)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within a Tirtha/Mahatmya section; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage implied)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Patala
• Nagas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the purifying power of darśana: simply seeing the revered sacred locus/object described in this chapter is said to dissolve upadravas (calamities and disturbances), highlighting faith-based merit (puṇya) in Tīrtha-Māhātmya literature.

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

By presenting “seeing” (darśana) as efficacious, it aligns with bhakti practice where contact with the sacred—through pilgrimage, temple sight, or holy presence—becomes a direct means of grace and relief from suffering.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse most closely echoes Ayurvedic/rasāyana ideas (rejuvenative elixirs) rather than a strict Vedāṅga topic; it uses technical language of remedy (rasāyana) to express protective, this-worldly benefits within a Purāṇic sacred-geography framework.