Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Viṣṇor Māhātmya

Devanagari script

भक्त्या कुर्वन्ति ये विष्णोः प्रदक्षिणचतुष्टयम् । तेऽपि यान्ति परं स्थानं सर्वकर्मनिबर्हणम् ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

bhaktyā kurvanti ye viṣṇoḥ pradakṣiṇacatuṣṭayam | te'pi yānti paraṃ sthānaṃ sarvakarmanibarhaṇam || 71 ||

Translation

信愛をもって主ヴィシュヌの周りを四度プラダクシナー（右繞）する者は、あらゆる業の残滓を滅する至上の住処へと至る。

Word by Word

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• kurvanti: do/perform
• kurvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural); parasmaipada

• ye: those who
• ye: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); relative pronoun

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• pradakṣiṇa-catuṣṭayam: a set of four circumambulations
• pradakṣiṇa-catuṣṭayam: Karma (कर्म) (object of kurvanti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + catuṣṭaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• te: they
• te: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); correlative pronoun

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphasis/inclusion particle ('also/even')

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural); parasmaipada

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); adjective qualifying sthānam

• sthānam: abode/place
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म) (goal/object of yānti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• sarva-karma-nibarhaṇam: that which removes all karmas
• sarva-karma-nibarhaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + nibarhaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); adjective qualifying sthānam

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

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 teaches that even a simple, embodied act of devotion—four pradakshinas around Viṣṇu—can lead to the supreme goal because bhakti has the power to erase accumulated karmic bondage.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and effective: sincere devotion expressed through worshipful movement (pradakṣiṇa) is itself a liberating practice, not merely a preliminary ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: pradakṣiṇa is performed keeping the deity on one’s right, and the verse specifies a counted observance (catuṣṭaya—four rounds), reflecting disciplined worship rather than abstract theory.