Shloka 32

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

प्रविश्यायतनं विष्णोः कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् । संकर्षणं सुभद्रां च भक्त्या पूज्य प्रसादयेत् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

praviśyāyatanaṃ viṣṇoḥ kṛtvā taṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇam | saṃkarṣaṇaṃ subhadrāṃ ca bhaktyā pūjya prasādayet || 32 ||

Translation

ヴィシュヌの聖所に入り、三度右繞して巡礼し、その後バクティをもってサンカルシャナとスバドラを礼拝し、御慈悲のプラサーダを乞い願うべし。

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having entered'

• आयतनम्: shrine, abode, temple
• आयतनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having done/made'

• तम्: him/that (deity)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (numeral adverb)

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation (keeping right)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा' (accusative of action/result)

• संकर्षणम्: Saṅkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुभद्राम्: Subhadrā
• सुभद्राम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करणम्/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पूज्य: having worshipped
• पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having worshipped'

• प्रसादयेत्: should propitiate, should please
• प्रसादयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सा-द्/सद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense 'to please/propitiate'

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Narada Purana’s Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From entering the sanctum with reverence, to disciplined circumambulation, to tender devotional worship seeking grace."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sankarshana
• Subhadra

FAQs

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

It teaches temple-dharma: entering Viṣṇu’s shrine with reverence, performing three clockwise pradakṣiṇās, and completing worship with heartfelt bhakti to receive prasāda (divine grace).

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

Bhakti is shown as embodied devotion—physical reverence (pradakṣiṇā) joined with inner surrender (pūjā done “bhaktyā”), culminating in “prasādayet,” seeking the Lord’s compassionate favor rather than mere ritual merit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: proper temple entry, prescribed number of pradakṣiṇās, and orderly arcana (pūjā-vidhi), reflecting applied dharma rather than grammar or astrology.