Shloka 43

Devanagari script

नलकूबरकेशानं ते च संपूज्य मोहिनि । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदातारं कृत्यकृत्यो नरो भवेत् ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

nalakūbarakeśānaṃ te ca saṃpūjya mohini | sarvasiddhipradātāraṃ kṛtyakṛtyo naro bhavet || 43 ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಮೋಹಿನಿ, ಸರ್ವಸಿದ್ಧಿಪ್ರದಾತರಾದ ನಲಕೂಬರ ಮತ್ತು ಕೇಶಾನರನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದರೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯನಾಗಿ, ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದದ್ದೆಲ್ಲ ಮಾಡಿದವನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• नलकूबरकेशानम्: Keśāna (lord) of Nalakūbara
• नलकूबरकेशानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलकूबर + केशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नलकूबरस्य केशानः)

• ते: them
• ते: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having duly worshipped’

• मोहिनि: O Enchantress (Mohinī)
• मोहिनि: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदातारम्: the giver of all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदातारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + प्रदातार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वासां सिद्धीनां प्रदाता)

• कृत्यकृत्यः: one who has fulfilled his duties
• कृत्यकृत्यः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of ‘नरः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्य + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृत्यं कृत्यं यस्य/कृतकृत्यः—one who has done what should be done)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become/should become
• भवेत्: विधेय (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrative instruction within a mahatmya/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_journey":"An invocation to Mohinī frames a confident promise: worship of specific siddhi-bestowing beings leads to total accomplishment (kṛtya-kṛtyatā)."}

Characters & Entities

• Mohini
• Nalakubara
• Keshana

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere, complete worship (saṃpūjā) of the designated divine beings yields inner fulfillment (kṛtyakṛtyatā) and the sense that one’s essential religious aims have been completed.

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

Bhakti is shown here as expressed through reverent worship and honoring (pūjā) with faith; the fruit is not only “siddhi” but also spiritual contentment—fulfillment that comes from devoted surrender and correct observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ritual praxis—proper pūjā procedure and intent—aligned with Kalpa (ritual discipline) and the purāṇic mahatmya framework, where correct worship is presented as a means to attain stated results.