Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation

Devanagari script

पितुर्जग्राह पादौ चज सादरं हृष्टमानसः । ततो निवेदयामास पितुः सर्वमुदारधीः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

piturjagrāha pādau caja sādaraṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ | tato nivedayāmāsa pituḥ sarvamudāradhīḥ || 52 ||

Translation

喜びに満ちた心で、彼は父の御足を恭しくいただいた。ついで高雅な心をもって、父にすべてを余すところなく申し述べた。

Word by Word

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• जग्राह: took/held
• जग्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पादौ: (two) feet
• पादौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial), ‘आदरेण सह’

• हृष्टमानसः: with delighted mind
• हृष्टमानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट-मानस (प्रातिपदिक); हृष्ट (हृष्-धातु, क्त) + मानस
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘thereupon/then’

• निवेदयामास: informed/reported
• निवेदयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect/लिट्), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘reported/informed’

• पितुः: to (his) father
• पितुः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उदारधीः: noble-minded
• उदारधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार-धी (प्रातिपदिक); उदार + धी
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Suta) describing the episode within Narada Purana’s Moksha-dharma narrative

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Father (Pitu)

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic humility: honoring one’s father through pranāma (taking the feet) and truthful disclosure, which purifies the mind and supports progress in Moksha-dharma.

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

Bhakti is grounded in surrender and reverence; the act of respectfully bowing and openly offering one’s account reflects the inner attitude of devotion—submission of ego and honesty before a revered authority.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedanga passage, it reflects smārta-sadācāra (conduct) aligned with Dharma-śāstra practice—proper behavior toward elders, which supports ritual and spiritual discipline.