Shloka 73

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदवासिनं देवं शेषभोगोरुशायिनम् । वरं वरेण्यं वरदं कर्तारं ह्यक्षयं प्रभुम् ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrodavāsinaṃ devaṃ śeṣabhogoruśāyinam | varaṃ vareṇyaṃ varadaṃ kartāraṃ hyakṣayaṃ prabhum || 73 ||

Translation

मैं उस देव का भजन करता हूँ जो क्षीरसागर में निवास करते हैं, जो शेषनाग के विशाल फणों पर शयन करते हैं; जो श्रेष्ठों में श्रेष्ठ, वरेण्य, वरद, सृष्टिकर्ता और निश्चय ही अक्षय प्रभु हैं।

Word by Word

• क्षीर-उद-वासिनम्: dwelling in the Milk Ocean
• क्षीर-उद-वासिनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षीरोदे वासी)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• शेष-भोग-उरु-शायिनम्: reclining on the broad coils of Śeṣa
• शेष-भोग-उरु-शायिनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + उरु (प्रातिपदिक) + शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शेषस्य भोगेषु उरुषु शायी)

• वरम्: excellent
• वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरेण्यम्: most worthy of choice/veneration
• वरेण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरदम्: giver of boons
• वरदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वरं ददाति इति)

• कर्तारम्: the creator/doer
• कर्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) = emphasis/indeed

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभुम्: the Lord/master
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (traditional Narada Purana dialogue frame; praise of Vishnu within Uttara-Bhaga narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shesha

FAQs

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

It concentrates devotion on Viṣṇu as the imperishable sovereign (akṣaya prabhu), portraying Him as the cosmic refuge (Kṣīroda-śāyī) and the boon-giver—thereby framing worship as a direct means to protection and liberation.

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

By listing Viṣṇu’s epithets—dweller in Kṣīroda, reclining on Śeṣa, most worthy, giver of boons—the verse models stuti (praise) as bhakti-sādhana: remembrance of divine forms and qualities that steadies faith and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is liturgical: using structured epithets (nāma-guṇa stuti) as a recitation pattern for pūjā and japa within Narada Purana rituals.