Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu

Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ

Devanagari script

आत्मन्यात्मानमाधाय योगिनो गतकल्मषाः । पश्यन्ति यं ज्ञानरूपं तमस्मि शरणं गतः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

ātmanyātmānamādhāya yogino gatakalmaṣāḥ | paśyanti yaṃ jñānarūpaṃ tamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ || 50 ||

Translation

自己を真我に安住させ、あらゆる穢れを離れたヨーギーたちは、知そのものを本性とする彼を観ずる。その御方に私は帰依し、庇護を求める。

Word by Word

• ātmani: in the self/mind
• ātmani: Adhikarana (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ātmānam: the self/mind
• ātmānam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ādhāya: having placed/fixed
• ādhāya: Purvakalika Kriya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhā (धातु) + ā
• Form: Gerund (Lyap)

• yoginaḥ: yogis
• yoginaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• gatakalmaṣāḥ: whose sins are gone
• gatakalmaṣāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective to yoginaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gatakalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• paśyanti: see/perceive
• paśyanti: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), Third Person (Prathama), Plural

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• jñānarūpam: whose form is knowledge
• jñānarūpam: Visheshana (Adjective to yam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñānarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tam: Him
• tam: Karma (Goal of refuge)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Auxiliary)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), First Person (Uttama), Singular

• śaraṇam: refuge/shelter
• śaraṇam: Karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gataḥ: gone/approached
• gataḥ: Karta (Subject Complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (Past Passive Participle)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents the mokṣa-ideal: through inner absorption and purification, yogins directly realize the Supreme as pure consciousness (jñāna-rūpa), and the speaker declares surrender to that Reality.

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

Even while describing yogic realization, it culminates in śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in the Supreme—showing bhakti as the heartfelt orientation that crowns knowledge and meditation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is yogic discipline—purification (kalmaṣa-kṣaya) and meditative establishment of the mind/self in the Self.