Shloka 5

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Devanagari script

श्रीवत्सवक्षसा युक्तं सुप्रसन्नं चतुर्भुजम् । वनमालावृतोरस्कं मुकुटांगदधारिणम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

śrīvatsavakṣasā yuktaṃ suprasannaṃ caturbhujam | vanamālāvṛtoraskaṃ mukuṭāṃgadadhāriṇam || 5 ||

Translation

Il portait sur la poitrine la marque du Śrīvatsa; serein et plein de grâce, aux quatre bras; son vaste torse couvert de la guirlande des forêts, et paré d’une couronne et de bracelets de bras.

Word by Word

• श्रीवत्स-वक्षसा: with a chest bearing the Śrīvatsa mark
• श्रीवत्स-वक्षसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स-वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक; श्रीवत्स + वक्षस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग? वक्षस्-शब्दः नपुंसकलिङ्गः; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; ‘श्रीवत्सयुक्तेन वक्षसा’ इत्यर्थे (instrumental/with)

• युक्तम्: endowed (with)
• युक्तम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle; ‘endowed/connected’

• सु-प्रसन्नम्: very serene/pleased
• सु-प्रसन्नम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक; सु-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अत्यन्तं प्रसन्नम्’

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘चारः भुजाः यस्य’ (four-armed)

• वनमाला-वृत-उरस्कम्: whose chest is adorned with a forest-garland
• वनमाला-वृत-उरस्कम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वनमाला + वृत (युज्/वृ धातु? → वृत, क्त) + उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वनमालया वृतं उरः यस्य’ (chest covered/adorned by forest-garland)

• मुकुट-अंगद-धारिणम्: wearing a crown and armlets
• मुकुट-अंगद-धारिणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुकुट + अंगद + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; धृ धातु → धारिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मुकुटं च अंगदे च धारयति’ (wearing crown and armlets)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana account; descriptive narration within the Tirtha-mahātmya flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Srivatsa
• Vanamala

FAQs

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

It presents a dhyāna-style vision of Viṣṇu’s auspicious form—Śrīvatsa, four arms, serenity, and divine ornaments—meant to stabilize devotion and concentrate the mind during pilgrimage narratives and worship.

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

By focusing on Viṣṇu’s gentle, pleasing, and auspicious attributes, the verse guides bhaktas toward loving remembrance (smaraṇa) and visual contemplation (dhyāna), classic supports for sustained Viṣṇu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects mantra-and-dhyāna discipline: correct recitation and contemplation rely on śikṣā (phonetics) for precise chanting and vyākaraṇa (grammar) for accurate understanding of compounds like śrīvatsavakṣasā and vanamālāvṛtoraskam.