Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

सदाचारपराणां च वक्तव्यं मोक्षयसाधनम् । सर्वदेवमयो विष्णुः स्मरतामार्तिनाशनः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

sadācāraparāṇāṃ ca vaktavyaṃ mokṣayasādhanam | sarvadevamayo viṣṇuḥ smaratāmārtināśanaḥ || 50 ||

Translation

正しい行いに専心する者には、解脱へ至る手段を説くべきである。万神を内に具するヴィシュヌは、彼を憶念する者の苦悩を速やかに滅する。

Word by Word

• सदाचार-पराणाम्: of those devoted to good conduct
• सदाचार-पराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाचार (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘सदाचारपर’ = सदाचारः परः यस्य/येषां (devoted to good conduct)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वक्तव्यम्: should be stated
• वक्तव्यम्: कर्म/विधेय (Predicate/obligatory)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → वक्तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘to be spoken/should be stated’

• मोक्षय-साधनम्: means to liberation
• मोक्षय-साधनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मोक्षस्य साधनम्’

• सर्वदेव-मयः: consisting of all gods
• सर्वदेव-मयः: विशेषण (Adjectival to विष्णुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘सर्वदेवमय’ = सर्वे देवाः यस्मिन् मयाः/येन मयः (consisting of all gods)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्मरताम्: of those who remember (him)
• स्मरताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मरत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those who remember’

• आर्ति-नाशनः: destroyer of distress
• आर्ति-नाशनः: विशेषण (Adjectival to विष्णुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘आर्तेः नाशनः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links liberation (moksha) to two essentials: disciplined righteous living (sadācāra) and remembrance of Viṣṇu, presented as the inner unity of all deities and the remover of suffering.

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

Bhakti is expressed as smaraṇa—steady remembrance of Viṣṇu—described here as powerful enough to destroy ārti (distress), making devotion both transformative and practical.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sadācāra—daily ethical discipline—as a prerequisite fitness for receiving moksha-teachings.