Shloka 56

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

यत्फलं ब्रह्मचर्येण सम्यक् चीर्णेन कीर्तितम् । नरस्तत्फलमाप्नोति दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं प्रणम्य च ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ brahmacaryeṇa samyak cīrṇena kīrtitam | narastatphalamāpnoti dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ praṇamya ca || 56 ||

Translation

La récompense proclamée comme issue de l’observance parfaite du brahmacarya (discipline de chasteté) : cette même récompense, l’homme l’obtient simplement en contemplant Śrī Kṛṣṇa et en Lui rendant un hommage révérencieux.

Word by Word

• yat: which/that (relative)
• yat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-विशेषण

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• brahmacaryeṇa: by/through brahmacarya (celibate discipline)
• brahmacaryeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव

• samyak: properly, duly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• cīrṇena: practised/performed
• cīrṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: car (धातु) → cīrṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त ‘practised/performed’ (instrumental agreeing with brahmacaryeṇa by sense)

• kīrtitam: is declared/said
• kīrtitam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु) → kīrtita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ ‘has been declared’

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• tat: that (same)
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• āpnoti: attains/obtains
• āpnoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• kṛṣṇam: Krishna
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• praṇamya: having bowed (to)
• praṇamya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Tirtha-Mahatmya context in Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It elevates Krishna-darshana and pranama as a direct, grace-based means to attain the same spiritual merit traditionally associated with rigorous brahmacarya, highlighting the supremacy of devotional encounter (darshana) in a tirtha-mahatmya setting.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and potent: seeing Krishna with faith and bowing in surrender can confer great spiritual fruit, emphasizing devotion, humility, and divine grace over mere austerity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (such as Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ritual etiquette in bhakti—darshana (reverent viewing) and praṇāma (formal obeisance) as core devotional acts.