Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy

Transition to Vedānta Inquiry

Devanagari script

शक्तितः सर्वकर्माणि वेदोक्तानि विधाय च । समर्पयेन्महाविष्णौ नारायणपरायणः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

śaktitaḥ sarvakarmāṇi vedoktāni vidhāya ca | samarpayenmahāviṣṇau nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ || 8 ||

Translation

力の及ぶかぎりヴェーダに説かれたすべての行を修めたのち、ナーラーヤナに全託する者は、それら一切をマハーヴィシュヌに捧げるべきである。

Word by Word

• शक्तितः: according to (one's) capacity
• शक्तितः: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: according to one's ability)

• सर्वकर्माणि: all actions/rites
• सर्वकर्माणि: कर्म (द्वितीया/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• वेदोक्तानि: prescribed by the Veda
• वेदोक्तानि: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) + क्त; उक्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; विशेषण—कर्माणि (enjoined in the Veda)

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √धा (धातु) उपसर्गः वि-; (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive): having performed/after doing

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

• समर्पयेत्: should offer/dedicate
• समर्पयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाविष्णौ: in/unto Mahāviṣṇu
• महाविष्णौ: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/unto)

• नारायणपरायणः: one devoted to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणपरायणः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—(अध्याहृतः) कर्ता/साधकः (one devoted to Nārāyaṇa)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a bhakti-dharma context within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahavishnu
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It teaches that Vedic duties become spiritually elevating when their fruits and ownership are surrendered to Mahāviṣṇu, aligning karma with devotion.

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

Bhakti is shown as “parāyaṇatā”—single-minded refuge in Nārāyaṇa—expressed practically by offering every Vedic act to Him rather than claiming it as one’s own.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vedokta-karma (Veda-enjoined rites) and the rule of śakti (capacity-based performance), a practical dharma principle used in ritual application and decision-making.