Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । सफलानि भवन्त्येव सर्वकर्माणि भूपते ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

yasya smaraṇamātreṇa devadevasya cakriṇaḥ | saphalāni bhavantyeva sarvakarmāṇi bhūpate || 151 ||

Translation

Wahai Raja, hanya dengan mengingat Tuhan para dewa, Sang Pemegang Cakra, semua perbuatan sungguh menjadi berbuah.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः (relative pronoun)

• स्मरण-मात्रेण: by mere remembrance
• स्मरण-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—स्मरणस्य मात्रम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• देव-देवस्य: of the God of gods
• देव-देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—देवानां देवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• चक्रिणः: of the discus-bearer
• चक्रिणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘one who has a discus’ (epithet)

• स-फलानि: fruitful, successful
• स-फलानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्गसदृश; ‘with’) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सफलम् (अव्ययीभाव; ‘with fruit’ = fruitful)

• भवन्ति: become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• सर्व-कर्माणि: all actions
• सर्व-कर्माणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि कर्माणि (कर्मधारय)

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada, addressing a king in the illustrative discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares that Vishnu-smaraṇa (remembering the discus-bearing Lord) is a supreme sanctifier: even ordinary duties and ritual acts attain true success when rooted in remembrance of the Divine.

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

It presents smaraṇa as an accessible core practice of Bhakti—devotion is not limited to elaborate rites; even simple remembrance of Vishnu makes one’s efforts spiritually effective and purpose-filled.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes a practical principle for ritual life: karma (including Vedic rites) gains its intended phala when performed with devotional recollection of the presiding deity—guiding correct intention and inner orientation rather than technical procedure.