Shloka 68

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

एवं प्रसाद्य तां देवीं जगद्धात्रीं जगद्धिताम् । बलदेवस्य भगिनीं सुभद्रां वरदां शिवाम् ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ prasādya tāṃ devīṃ jagaddhātrīṃ jagaddhitām | baladevasya bhaginīṃ subhadrāṃ varadāṃ śivām || 68 ||

Translation

Ainsi, après avoir apaisé cette Déesse—Subhadrā, soutien du monde et bienfaitrice du monde, sœur de Baladeva, auspice, dispensatrice de dons et bienveillante—(on obtient sa grâce).

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• prasādya: having propitiated
• prasādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√sad (धातु)
• Form: Gerund/absolutive (ल्यप्), indeclinable

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to tām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• jagat-dhātrīm: supporter of the world
• jagat-dhātrīm: Karma (कर्म/Object; epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + dhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘supporter/bearer of the world’ (जगतः धात्री)

• jagat-hitām: beneficial to the world
• jagat-hitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + hitā (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘beneficial to the world’ (जगतः हिता)

• baladevasya: of Baladeva
• baladevasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baladeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• bhaginīm: sister
• bhaginīm: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition/identifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• subhadrām: Subhadrā
• subhadrām: Karma (कर्म/Object; proper name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: subhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• vara-dām: boon-giving
• vara-dām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘giver of boons’ (वरं ददाति)

• śivām: auspicious
• śivām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Subhadra
• Baladeva

FAQs

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

It presents Subhadrā as a cosmic benefactress—world-sustaining and world-welfare—indicating that sincere propitiation leads to her grace and blessings.

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

Bhakti is shown as ‘prasādana’—pleasing the deity through reverent worship—where the devotee seeks not control but divine favor, recognizing the Goddess as inherently auspicious and compassionate.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is ritual devotion (upāsanā) and stuti centered on invoking the deity’s epithets (varadā, śivā) as part of mahatmya-style worship.