Shloka 28

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

स हि भक्तो हृषीकेशे पुराणपुरुषोत्तमे । प्रबोधयति राजेंद्रः स जनं पटहेन हि ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

sa hi bhakto hṛṣīkeśe purāṇapuruṣottame | prabodhayati rājeṃdraḥ sa janaṃ paṭahena hi || 28 ||

Translation

彼はまことに、フリシーケーシャ（Hṛṣīkeśa）—太古の至上人格、プラーナ・プルショーत्तマ—へのバクティを持つ者である。おお諸王の主よ、その王は太鼓の打ち鳴らしによる布告によって民を目覚めさせ、教え導く。

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic/causal sense

• bhaktaḥ: devotee
• bhaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (भक्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• hṛṣīkeśe: in/unto Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• hṛṣīkeśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (हृषीकेश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• purāṇa-puruṣa-uttame: in the supreme primeval Person
• purāṇa-puruṣa-uttame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (पुराण-प्रातिपदिक) + puruṣa (पुरुष-प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (उत्तम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); compound used as epithet

• prabodhayati: proclaims/awakens
• prabodhayati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√budh (प्र+√बुध् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative sense ‘to awaken/inform’

• rājendraḥ: the king (lord of kings)
• rājendraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-indra (राजन्-प्रातिपदिक + इन्द्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘king of kings’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• janam: the people
• janam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (जन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• paṭahena: by a drum
• paṭahena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭaha (पटह-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hṛṣīkeśa)

FAQs

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

It presents ideal leadership as rooted in devotion to Vishnu (Hṛṣīkeśa): a king who is truly bhakta not only practices dharma personally but actively awakens society toward it.

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

Bhakti is shown as allegiance to the Purāṇa Puruṣottama (Vishnu) that naturally expresses itself as compassionate guidance—motivating others toward sacred duties, vows, and tirtha-oriented piety.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While no specific Vedanga is named, the verse reflects applied dharma-nīti: organizing communal observance through formal public proclamation (paṭaha), aligning social order with religious practice.