Shloka 78

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

हारकेयूरसंयुक्तं मुकुटांगदधारिणम् । सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

hārakeyūrasaṃyuktaṃ mukuṭāṃgadadhāriṇam | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaṃ sarvendriyavivarjitam || 78 ||

Translation

首飾りと腕輪に荘厳され、宝冠と臂飾りを戴き、あらゆる吉祥相を具しつつ、しかも一切の感官を超越し給う。

Word by Word

• hāra-keyūra-saṃyuktam: adorned with necklaces and armlets
• hāra-keyūra-saṃyuktam: Karma (कर्म) – qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāra + keyūra + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक; हार + केयूर + संयुक्त)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from sam-yuj; Neuter/masc adjectival, Accusative, Singular; compound as instrumental/associative tatpuruṣa: hāraiḥ keyūraiś ca saṃyuktaḥ

• mukuṭa-aṅgada-dhāriṇam: wearing a crown and armlets
• mukuṭa-aṅgada-dhāriṇam: Karma (कर्म) – qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukuṭa + aṅgada + dhārin (प्रातिपदिक; मुकुट + अङ्गद + धारिन्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (mukuṭam aṅgade ca dhārayati)

• sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃyuktam: endowed with all auspicious marks
• sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃyuktam: Karma (कर्म) – qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + lakṣaṇa + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लक्षण + संयुक्त)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from sam-yuj; Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: sarvaiḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ saṃyuktaḥ

• sarva-indriya-vivarjitam: devoid of all sense-organs
• sarva-indriya-vivarjitam: Karma (कर्म) – qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + indriya + vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; सर्व + इन्द्रिय + विवर्जित)
• Form: PPP (क्त) from vi-varj; Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: sarvendriyaiḥ vivarjitaḥ (devoid of all senses)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents the Purāṇic paradox of the Divine: the Lord is described with regal ornaments and auspicious signs (saguṇa upāsanā), yet is ultimately beyond sensory limitation—pointing to transcendence and mokṣa.

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

It supports bhakti by allowing meditation on a beautiful, ornamented form of Viṣṇu, while reminding the devotee that the Lord is not confined to material perception—devotion matures from form-based contemplation to inner realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly serves dhyāna and iconographic contemplation rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it aids mantra-japa and visualization by giving precise attributes for focused worship.