Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

The Outline (Anukramaṇī) of the Vāyavīya (Vāyu) Purāṇa

Devanagari script

ये वसंत्युत्तरे कूले रुद्रस्यानुचरा हि ते । वसंति याम्यतीरे ये लोकं ते यांति वैष्णवम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

ye vasaṃtyuttare kūle rudrasyānucarā hi te | vasaṃti yāmyatīre ye lokaṃ te yāṃti vaiṣṇavam || 11 ||

Translation

ಉತ್ತರ ತೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವವರು ರುದ್ರನ ಅನುಚರರು; ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ತೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವವರು ವೈಷ್ಣವ ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• vasanti: live, dwell
• vasanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• uttare: on the northern
• uttare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective to 'kūle'

• kūle: bank, shore
• kūle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• rudrasya: of Rudra
• rudrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• anucarāḥ: attendants, followers
• anucarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anucara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); particle (निपात) for emphasis/indeed

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); correlative pronoun

• vasanti: live, dwell
• vasanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• yāmya-tīre: on the southern bank
• yāmya-tīre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāmya + tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: yāmyaṃ tīram (याम्यं तीरम्) = southern bank

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• lokam: world
• lokam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); correlative pronoun

• yānti: go, attain
• yānti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• vaiṣṇavam: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• vaiṣṇavam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective used substantively qualifying 'lokam'

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Vishnu
• Yama

FAQs

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

It contrasts outcomes tied to sacred orientation and association: residence on one bank is linked with Rudra’s gaṇas (Śaiva affiliation), while residence on the other is said to lead to the Vaiṣṇava realm—highlighting how devotion and sacred context shape one’s spiritual destination.

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

By indicating different “lokas” (spiritual destinations), it implies that one’s chosen iṣṭa-devatā and devotional alignment (Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava) guide the fruit attained; devotion to Viṣṇu culminates in reaching the Vaiṣṇava loka.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a phala-statement tied to tīrtha/residential orientation rather than to Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa procedures.