Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

Devanagari script

अनुग्राह्यास्मि देवेंश त्वया सर्वादिकारण । अकण्टकां श्रियां देहि मत्सुतानां दिवौकसाम् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

anugrāhyāsmi deveṃśa tvayā sarvādikāraṇa | akaṇṭakāṃ śriyāṃ dehi matsutānāṃ divaukasām || 41 ||

Translation

おお神々の主よ、万有の根本原因よ、どうか我に御恩寵を授けたまえ。天界に住まう我が子らに、障りなき繁栄と吉祥を与えたまえ。

Word by Word

• अनुग्राह्या: (I am) to be favored / worthy of grace
• अनुग्राह्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग्राह्य (कृदन्त; √ग्रह् (धातु) + अनु + यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्यय, ‘अनुग्राह्य’ = to be favored)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• देव-ईश: O lord of the gods
• देव-ईश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सर्व-आदि-कारण: O prime cause of all
• सर्व-आदि-कारण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासार्थः ‘सर्वस्य आदिकारणम्’

• अकण्टकाम्: unobstructed, thornless
• अकण्टकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘श्रियम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• श्रियम्: prosperity, fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• देहि: grant (give)
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• मत्-सुतानाम्: of my sons
• मत्-सुतानाम्: Sampradana/Adhikarana? (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः ‘मम सुताः’

• दिवौकसाम्: of the dwellers in heaven (gods)
• दिवौकसाम्: Sampradana/Adhikarana? (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

Speaker

A supplicant addressing the Lord of the Devas (Devesha)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devesha
• Devas (Divaukas)

FAQs

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

It presents a model of surrender and dependence on the supreme cause (sarvādikāraṇa), where prosperity is sought not as mere wealth but as grace (anugraha) that removes obstacles (akaṇṭakā).

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

Bhakti is expressed through humble address to the divine as Lord of the gods and the root of all reality, asking for blessings with the understanding that all auspiciousness (śrī) flows from divine will rather than personal power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is mantra-style prayerful petition—clear epithets (deveṃśa, sarvādikāraṇa) and a precise intention (akaṇṭakā śrī) suitable for devotional recitation.