Shloka 125

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

मृगराजं महावीर्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा नमस्कृत्य संपूज्य नृहरिं शुभे ॥ १२५ ॥

Transliteration

mṛgarājaṃ mahāvīryaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam | dṛṣṭvā stutvā namaskṛtya saṃpūjya nṛhariṃ śubhe || 125 ||

Translation

吉祥なる御方よ、すべての願いの果を授ける大威力の獅子王ナラハリを拝したなら、讃嘆し、礼拝し、ナマスカーラを捧げ、ニृハリを満ちたバクティで供養すべきである。

Word by Word

• मृगराजम्: lion (king of beasts)
• मृगराजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मृगाणां राजा)

• महावीर्यम्: of great valor
• महावीर्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् वीर्यम्)

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वेषां कामानां फलस्य प्रदम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु) → नमस्कृत्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थ)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु) → संपूज्य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• नृहरिम्: Nṛhari (Man-Lion Lord)
• नृहरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृणां हरिः)

• शुभे: O auspicious (lady)
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे/अधिकरणे—‘हे शुभे’ (O auspicious one)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within Uttara-Bhaga; addressing a woman devotee, implied by 'śubhe')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narahari
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It presents a complete bhakti-sequence—darśana (beholding), stuti (praise), namaskāra (prostration), and pūjā (ritual worship)—as the auspicious means to approach Narahari, who grants both worldly aims and higher welfare.

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

Bhakti is shown as embodied practice: first seek the Lord’s presence (dṛṣṭvā), then engage speech and mind in glorification (stutvā), surrender through reverence (namaskṛtya), and complete it with devoted worship (saṃpūjya).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied through pūjā-vidhi (kalpa-oriented practice): orderly acts of worship—praise, salutation, and formal offering—framed as a standard devotional procedure rather than a technical astronomy/grammar teaching.