Shloka 47

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

संसारसागरे घोरे निःसारे दुःखफेनिले । क्रोधग्राहाकुले रौद्रे विषयोदकसंप्लवे ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

saṃsārasāgare ghore niḥsāre duḥkhaphenile | krodhagrāhākule raudre viṣayodakasaṃplave || 47 ||

Translation

この恐るべき輪廻（サンサーラ）の海にて—真の精髄なく、悲しみの泡が渦巻き—怒りの鰐が群れ集い、荒々しく、感官の対象という水に満ちあふれている。

Word by Word

• संसारसागरे: in the ocean of worldly existence
• संसारसागरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संसारस्य सागरः)

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'संसारसागरे')

• निःसारे: essenceless; futile
• निःसारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• दुःखफेनिले: foamy with sorrow
• दुःखफेनिले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + फेनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दुःखस्य फेनः इव यस्मिन्/यः) विशेषणम्

• क्रोधग्राहाकुले: turbulent with crocodiles of anger
• क्रोधग्राहाकुले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + ग्राह + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्रोधरूप-ग्राहैः आकुलः) विशेषणम्

• रौद्रे: fierce
• रौद्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विषयोदकसंप्लवे: in the flood of sense-object waters
• विषयोदकसंप्लवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय + उदक + संप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (विषयरूपम् उदकं यस्य; तस्मिन् संप्लवे)

Speaker

Narada (didactic description within a teaching passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It frames worldly life (saṃsāra) as a perilous ocean where sorrow, anger, and attachment to sense-objects become the real dangers—implying the need for detachment and a higher refuge to cross safely.

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

By portraying saṃsāra as an overwhelming flood of viṣayas and krodha, the verse implicitly points to bhakti as the stabilizing refuge—devotion redirects the mind from sense-objects and pacifies anger, enabling liberation-oriented living.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—mastery over krodha and restraint from viṣaya—supporting dharma and spiritual practice.