Shloka 28

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

सर्वतत्वहितार्थाय तिष्ठ त्वं मधुसूदन । पाद्यं ते पादयोर्देव पद्मनाभ सनातन ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

sarvatatvahitārthāya tiṣṭha tvaṃ madhusūdana | pādyaṃ te pādayordeva padmanābha sanātana || 28 ||

Translation

Pour le bien et la juste finalité de tous les tattva, demeure ici, ô Madhusūdana. Ô Dieu—Padmanābha, l’Éternel—je dépose à Tes pieds cette eau pour laver Tes pieds.

Word by Word

• सर्वतत्त्वहितार्थाय: for the welfare-purpose of all (tattvas)
• सर्वतत्त्वहितार्थाय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-तत्त्व-हित-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + तत्त्व + हित + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ दत्तिः (for the purpose of the welfare of all principles/beings)

• तिष्ठ: stand / remain
• तिष्ठ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मधुसूदन: O slayer of Madhu
• मधुसूदन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + सूदन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• पाद्यम्: foot-washing water
• पाद्यम्: Karma (कर्म; object to be offered/received)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘water for washing feet’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you/for you’

• पादयोः: at (your) two feet
• पादयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Locative/Genitive), द्विवचन; here locative sense ‘at/on the two feet’

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पद्मनाभ: O lotus-naveled one
• पद्मनाभ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मनाभ (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + नाभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सनातन: O eternal one
• सनातन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

A devotee/ritual officiant addressing Lord Vishnu (within the narrated Tirtha-Mahatmya frame; Suta typically narrates to sages in Book 2).

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A calm, purpose-filled invitation to Madhusūdana to be present, followed by the intimate act of offering pādya at His feet."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames pūjā as universal welfare (sarva-tattva-hita) and centers devotion on honoring Viṣṇu’s feet—symbolizing surrender (śaraṇāgati) and reverence to the eternal divine presence.

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

Bhakti is expressed through direct personal address to Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana/Padmanābha) and through loving service (upacāra), here the offering of pādya at the Lord’s feet—turning ritual into intimate devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga in the broader Vedāṅga sense) is implied: pādya is a standard upacāra in pūjā, showing the correct sequencing and etiquette of worship offerings.